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Cellphone and other mobile device users will soon have something to cheer about, as a deal between the government and the wireless industry will give warnings to those on monthly mobile plans before they are about to exceed their talk, text and data limits to avoid excessive overage fees. The new plan comes after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was set to impose new rules against unexpected charges on consumers’ wireless plans. The FCC found in its 2010 study of “bill...
The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) filed a lawsuit on Friday to block the enforcement of a legislation in San Francisco requiring cell phones retailers to display a handset's specific absorption rate (SAR). "FCC's exclusive, congressionally derived authority" of radio frequency emissions from cell phones and other wireless devices. If not enjoined, the ordinance will "cause irreparable harm to plaintiff, its members, and the public," the lawsuit says. John...
L. Lloyd Morgan, Senior Research Fellow for EHT, said, "It would appear that the FCC does not want to disclose its possible involvement with the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA). Washington, DC (Vocus/PRWEB) April 06, 2011 Environmental Health Trust (EHT), a nonprofit organization dedicated to identifying and controlling environmental health hazards, has filed an appeal to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the FCC's refusal to disclose documents...
