A Telecom, Paging, Text Messaging and SMS Blog from NotePageTelecom Industry News and Software Tips for Text Messengers. Daily information and news related to telecommunications, paging, text messaging, and sms messaging. Includes news announcements from the industry and tips related to text messaging and SMS.All Clear on Cell Phones in Hospital- September 6, 2007 Anyone who has been inside a hospital probably has been cut off from relatives and colleagues because of a common rule: no cellphones. But some health care facilities are creating wireless networks to let patients, family members, physicians and staff members use their phones.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#748 Carriers in Hot Water Over 911- September 6, 2007 U.S. regulators said on Thursday they had proposed penalizing three wireless carriers which the government says failed to meet new stricter standards for being able to locate cellular telephone callers in an emergency. The Federal Communications Commission said it proposed fines totaling $2.825 million against Sprint Nextel Corp, Alltel Corp, and United States Cellular Corp for failing to meet the new standards. The new standards require all carriers to ensure that by the end of 2005, 95...http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#746 Text Message Source of Arrests- September 5, 2007 Malaysian police have set up a special police task force to investigate mobile telephone text messages amid fears they could incite racial violence, the Star newspaper reported Friday. The paper said police have arrested two more men for sending the messages, taking the total to four detained under a tough security law that allows them to be held without trial. The details of the text message were not released. Text Message Imprisons Citizenshttp://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#745 Google Patented A SMS Payment System- September 4, 2007 A new patent application published by Google gives a unique insight into a possible mobile version of Google Checkout. The Text Message Payment patent, filed on February 28th 2006, details how text messages could be used to pay for goods from vending machines and retailers as well as secure methods for validating larger payment amounts.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#744 |