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Friday, November 20, 2009

Driving Safety

Texting and driving don't mix, and CTIA supports laws that make texting while driving illegal. Learn more about the industry's safe driving positions and watch our new public service announcement aimed at helping parents to tell their teens, when you're on the road, get off the phone. To learn more watch this segment from our November installment of our Wonder of Wireless webcast, and take a few moments to see what else we have to offer in this month's WOW.

 

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Lost Skier Saved by Cell Phone!

On this month's WOW we took a trip down a mountain with Michael McKinney a resident of Lake Tahoe, CA. When a snowstorm dumped an enormous amount of fresh powder on the nearby ski slopes, McKinney & his friends couldn't wait to get out and hit the trails last year, but McKinney wound up lost & in serious trouble, until his cell phone came to the rescue. To learn more watch this segment from our November installment of our Wonder of Wireless webcast, and take a few moments to see what else we have to offer in this month's WOW.

 

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Insider Interview with Ralph de la Vega, the President & CEO of AT&T Mobility & Consumer Markets

Last month, while out in San Diego attending International CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009® we were fortunate enough to sit down and talk with our new CTIA Chairman and the President & CEO of AT&T Mobility & Consumer Markets, Ralph de la Vega. He was kind enough to share his insight on several different topics such as: on the future of the industry & his company and the proposed net neutrality regulations. To learn more watch this segment from our November installment of our Wonder of Wireless webcast, and take a few moments to see what else we have to offer in this month's WOW.

 

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Child & Cellphone Save Diabetic Mom

It turns out missing a day of school due to illness was the best thing that ever happened to 12 year old Dalton Bray and his family. Listen to Dalton's story of how he found his mother suffering from a near diabetic coma, and saved her life by using his new cellphone. To learn more watch this segment from our September installment of our Wonder of Wireless webcast, and take a few moments to see what else we have to offer in our September WOW.

 

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Wireless Impacts Economy

The economy has been harsh on many of us, but wireless is working to revive it. Learn what the industry is doing to keep up with the demand for wireless and how it’s all helping to strengthen the U.S. economy. To learn more watch this segment from our September installment of our Wonder of Wireless webcast, and take a few moments to see what else we have to offer in our September WOW.

 

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Insider Interview: CTIA President & CEO, Steve Largent

The FCC is interested in learning more about the wireless industry's competitiveness, innovation, and billing practices. CTIA President & CEO Steve Largent discusses the association's eagerness to share the great wireless story with the Commission, and emphasizes the need for additional spectrum to satisfy the growing consumer demand for wireless data services. To learn more watch this segment from our September installment of our Wonder of Wireless webcast, and take a few moments to see what else we have to offer in our September WOW.

 

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Wireless Emergency Prep

Communication during a natural disaster is critically important, a fact that is reinforced in emergency situations. As 4th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina passed late last month, CTIA marks the occasion withthis look at how service providers place a high priority in keeping their networks up and running in challenged times. To learn more watch this segment from our September installment of our Wonder of Wireless webcast, and take a few moments to see what else we have to offer in our September WOW.

 

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Wireless Rescue, Texas-Style!

Val Renfro, a Texas grandmother, took matters into her own hands when a man tried to steal her handbag in a parking lot. Combining her own courage with the power of wireless technology, Ms. Renfro played a key role in the thief's eventual apprehension. To learn more watch this segment from our August installment of our Wonder of Wireless webcast, and take a few moments to see what else we have to offer in our August WOW.

 

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