The Federal Communications Commission and major wireless carriers will jointly announce an industry-led program to warn consumers when they are reaching monthly limits on voice, texting and data services and incurring international roaming fees, according to two people familiar with the plan. Analysts see the voluntary program as a victory for the wireless industry, which has lobbied against an FCC proposal that would have created a federal rule requiring the companies to help consumers avoid surprises in their cellphone bills. Read full article > >

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Wireless carriers to alert consumers before exceeding monthly limits

He was once the terror of public spaces. Airport lounges quailed. Restaurants shushed. People harrumphed loudly when passing him on the sidewalk. He is Yammering Man, the One Who Speaks Loudly On A Cellphone In Public. Read full article > >

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An elegy for Yammering Man: smartphones and the spread of silence

AT&T introduced Vonya McCann to the cellphone three decades ago. A group of men came to her office at the Commerce Department to demonstrate how a plastic push-button phone cradled in a hard Samsonite briefcase could place calls without wires. Now, as the head of Sprint Nextel’s Washington lobbying office, she’s emerged as a leading figure fighting to stop AT&T’s march to dominate the cellphone industry. Read full article > >

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Sprint’s fierce fighter against the AT&T, T-Mobile merger

AT&T introduced Vonya McCann to the cellphone three decades ago. A group of men came to her office at the Commerce Department to demonstrate how a plastic push-button phone cradled in a hard Samsonite briefcase could place calls without wires. Now, as the head of Sprint Nextel’s Washington lobbying office, she’s emerged as a leading figure fighting to stop AT&T’s march to dominate the cellphone industry. Read full article > >

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Sprint’s fierce fighter against the AT&T, T-Mobile merger

A German politician was surprised to learn he was being tracked by his cellphone carrier.

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It’s Tracking Your Every Move and You May Not Even Know

A novelty just 15 years ago, the cellphone camera has become a vital tool for protesters to document the government response to document the unrest.

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Cellphones Become the World’s Eyes and Ears on Protests

A novelty just 15 years ago, the cellphone camera has become a vital tool for protesters to document the government response to document the unrest.

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Cellphones Become the World’s Eyes and Ears on Protests

People have been cursing out Pepco for nearly a week.

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Man who left cellphone in Silver Spring house charged in 10 burglaries

Not another cellphone, you say? Google presents the Nexus S, an Android not to be confused with the Nexus from a year ago.

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State of the Art: An Android Phone That Says ‘Google’

Two nights after the midterm elections, New Jersey Rep. Rob Andrews saw a voice mail on his cellphone from the soon-to-be-former speaker of the House.

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A new (and not-so-new) dynamic in Congress