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New hands-free law comes in to effect
There's plenty of press coverage today about the new regulations that prohibit the use of hand-held mobile phones in cars. There's still a fair bit of confusion, so the bast place for advice is the Department for Transport web site: www.dft.gov.uk
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1.12.03 08:16
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mmo2 chief to quit next year
It's reported that David Varney, the chairman of mobile company mmo2, will leave next July. He joined three years ago to help demerge the mobile phone business from British Telecom.
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1.12.03 09:13
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Vodafone to renew Man Utd sponsorship
Today's edition of The Guardian reports that Vodafone is expected to announce the signing of a new four-year sponsorship deal with Manchester United. The deal is said to be worth £36m, which is £6m more than the initial deal.
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1.12.03 09:35
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Reward for receiving calls
Vodafone Malta is offering discounts to customers who receive more calls than they make. It's very different from the situation in the USA, where mobile phone customers pay to receive calls.
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1.12.03 10:43
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Bluejacking for marketers
PC Pro magazine is reporting that a UK PR company has published a white paper explaining how bluejacking can be used as a promotional medium. It notes that one company, TagText, has created cartoon characters in the hope that phone users will begin sending them to each other.
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1.12.03 20:13
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Orange to refund MMS error
Orange has told 210,000 customers that they'll be refunded after accidentally charging them for receiving a picture message promoting its own messaging service.
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3.12.03 08:23
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