GOP governors ask FCC to address illegal prison cellphones
Ten Republican governors want the Federal Communications Commission to give states more autonomy to apply technology that can stop prison inmates from using smuggled cellphones.
Emergency officials rally support for new 911 fees
A year ago, the Mississippi Civil Defense Emergency Managers Association, which represents emergency management operations in all 82 of the state’s counties, pushed Senate Bill 2577, also known as “Operation Quarter Back,” which would have returned an additional 25 cents of the $1 fee charged on 911 calls made by cell phones to counties to operate its E911 systems.
Slimantics: Taxpayers are losers in E911 funding shell game
Wednesday in Starkville, a group of local emergency management officials met to hear from Bob Wedgeworth, president of the Mississippi Civil Defense Emergency Managers Association (MCDEMA) discuss the group’s legislative agenda.
Lowndes, Clay officials: Teamwork is key in 911 calls
When a person calls 911 from a cellphone, they trust dispatchers on the other end of the line will be in the same county. However, that’s not always the case.
Last week, three Columbus men were killed when the car they were riding in ran off Officer’s Lake Road and hit a tree in Lowndes County. Two people survived and one of them called 911 from their cell phone.
Listen up: July is national cell phone courtesy month
It’s one of the greatest inventions of our time, but as the cell phone has developed into the smartphone, it’s also one of the greatest distractions, too.
Some U.S.-bound air travelers must turn on phones
Passengers at some overseas airports that offer U.S.-bound flights will soon be required to power on their electronic devices in order to board their flights. The measure is intended to enhance aviation security at a time of increased threats.
Seized cellphones put to good use
Crime victims, soldiers and their families are benefiting from the Mississippi Department of Corrections’ war on cellphones.
Poll: Strong opposition to in-flight calls
As federal regulators consider removing a decades-old prohibition on making phone calls on planes, a majority of Americans who fly oppose such a change, a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds.
Loud cell talkers next bane of air travelers?
NEW YORK — Airline passengers have already been stripped of their legroom, hot meals and personal space. Now, they might also lose their silence. The
Perkins amends scope of electronic devices ban
Documents show Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins amended a resolution Monday that could ban electronic devices — smartphones, tablets and laptops — to now only prohibit the public from bringing cellphones into aldermen meetings effective Dec. 3.
Official sidesteps questions on cellphone locations
WASHINGTON — The head of the National Security Agency sidestepped questions Thursday from a senator about whether the NSA has ever used Americans cellphone signals
Officials to meet over cellphone thefts
SAN FRANCISCO — Top law enforcement officials from San Francisco and New York plan to meet with some of the nation’s largest smartphone makers next
Cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting
The country’s four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T’s “It Can Wait” slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer.
Senate legislation targets cyberstalking software
For around $50, a jealous wife or husband can download software that can continuously track the whereabouts of a spouse better than any private detective. It’s frighteningly easy and effective in an age when nearly everyone carries a cellphone that can record every moment of a person’s physical movements. But it soon might be illegal.
Thefts of cell phones rise rapidly
In this tech-savvy city teeming with commuters and tourists, the cell phone has become a top target of robbers who use stealth, force and sometimes guns.
NY teens pay valets to store devices
Thousands of teenagers who can’t take their cellphones to school have another option, courtesy of a burgeoning industry of sorts in always-enterprising New York City: paying a dollar a day to leave it in a truck that’s parked nearby.
Cellphone crackdown in Mississippi prisons
JACKSON — Beginning in February, Mississippi inmates caught with cellphones will lose all privileges.