Federal Wireless Issues
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Beware the Tax Man! - TELL CONGRESS to TAKE ACTION TODAY - Help Protect Consumers and Small Business by Supporting the ‘MOBILE Cell Phone Act of 2009’(Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee’s), or S. 144 and H.R. 690 Does your employer provide you with a wireless device? Do you ever use it to make a personal call? If you do, current law says you have to pay taxes on that use. Outrageous? Yes! However, there is still hope. The I.R.S.,…
Internet Regulation or Network Neutrality
The country’s big Internet giants are once again lobbying the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for dangerously misguided regulations that could negatively impact your wireless and Internet services. These big online companies - and their blogosphere and celebrity supporters - want to stop wireless carriers from managing their wireless networks - especially wireless Internet. This would make the Internet companies lots of money, by shifting costs onto network…
Cell Tax Fairness Act Of 2009
Say NO to NEW, DISCRIMINATORY State and Local Wireless Taxes - For Five Years! Email your Representative to support H.R. 1521, the “Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009,” and your Senators to support S. 1192, “Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act.” Tired of spiraling state and local taxes and fees on your monthly wireless bill? You are not alone. About 270 million American wireless consumers are increasingly saddled with an unfair tax burden by their federal, state and local governments.…
Safe Driving
Wireless is all about keeping us connected. Wireless keeps moms and dads connected to their kids, keeps businesses and clients informed and productive, keeps the weather, stock picks and sports updates at our fingertips, and delivers quick photos to grandparents from far across the country. But when it comes to using wireless devices while you’re driving, there is one simple rule everyone needs to remember - Safety Always Comes First! Safety First Every driver faces lots of distractions. Some…
Wireless 9-1-1 Services
Wireless Works When You Need It Most Wireless technology not only provides the freedom to connect with friends and family, it is a powerful tool for your personal safety and security. Every day, more than 291,000 Americans use their wireless phones to contact 9-1-1 emergency services - saving lives, stopping crimes, and helping others in emergencies. But the numbers don’t really tell the full story. Check out some true stories about everyday wireless users like you, who saved lives, stopped…
Support One National Policy For Wireless
Hundreds of separate sets of laws and regulations in states and cities across the country threaten to delay wireless innovation, reduce consumer choice and increase consumer costs. States and cities are also raising the cost of your wireless service by imposing unfair and excessive new taxes and fees. What would you tell your state and local policymakers who propose new regulations on your wireless service? You can help by urging your U.S. Representative and Senators in Washington to…
Consumer Code
Thanks to intense competition for your business, wireless companies are some of the most consumer-sensitive in the world. That’s a great thing for wireless users. It has driven down prices, accelerated innovation, and produced more consumer choice than any other communications service. Did you know that wireless companies have made a public commitment to make their consumers the most educated and informed around? In 2003, wireless companies signed onto a 10-point “Consumer Code”…
Adding Wireless Facilities
Consumer Demand for Services Means New Wireless Sites are Needed What are “wireless facilities” and why do they matter to you? Every day, more people are using more wireless services in more places. Americans use approximately 4,000 percent more minutes than they did even 9 years ago. They’re also using more advanced wireless services - like text messaging, email, digital photography and high speed Internet access. All these new users and new features mean that more wireless facilities…
Wireless Amber Alerts™
Wireless technology has always provided consumers an extra sense of personal safety and security. But wireless users have also been very active in stepping up to help others. More than 224,000 times every day, average Americans use wireless to dial 9-1-1 or other emergency services - to get help, to stop a crime, or to help someone else in need. Now there’s an important new service available to wireless consumers! Wireless companies have partnered with the National Center for Missing &…
Keeping The Internet Tax-Free
Thank you to Congress for keeping access to the Internet tax-free, like it should be, through the year 2014. The good news is that for more than a decade, so far national lawmakers have successfully protected Internet access from getting burdened by federal taxes, helping to ensure that all Americans have easier access to this incredible and ever-evolving resource. A bi-partisan Congress was recently able to avert any bad news for wireless and Internet consumers in 2007, as they extended for 7-years…