Regulators set aside 511 and 211 numbers nationwide
FCC approves dialing 511 for traffic information and 211 for help with food shelter and other services, to be implemented by local governments and charities. 711 will reach operators for the deaf. Five year review planned. Up to 50 thousand dollars in start-up funds offered to states and localities to adopt the new numbers.
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Washington
The
Federal Communications Commission
Guardian of the
Transportation
Rodney Slater
Telephone service codes and their nationwide uses
The excerpt lists codes 411 511 611 711 811 911 with assignments or common uses. It notes 011 and 111 are unavailable due to dialing schemes and 011 is used for international calls. It references emergency and special operator access and local business office purposes.
18 Arrested in NC Cigarette Smuggling for Hezbollah Funds
Federal agents arrested 18 people in and around Charlotte on charges including immigration violations weapons offenses money laundering and cigarette trafficking. Investigators allege profits from North Carolina cigarette sales funded Hezbollah operations in Lebanon with over $1 million in cash and cashier checks traced to the scheme.
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Charlotte
N.C
North Carolina
Hezbollah
Lebanon
FBI
U.S
Mark Calloway
Calloway
Mohamad Youssef Hammoud
E-retailers go on sale at fire sale prices
San Francisco AP reports online retailers face cash squeezes as stock prices fall and funding dries up. Bertelsmann buys CDNow for 117 million, an 80 percent IPO discount, amid a wave of distressed deals and potential consolidations in e commerce.
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San Francisco
Bertelsmann AG
Cdnow Inc
Bob Eagle
Benchmark Capital
Menlo Park
Calif
eBay
Ariba
Charles Schwab Corp
E-Loan
Webran Group
HomeGrocer.com
HomeGrocer
Ueprice Company
Donipc
Petstore.com
Pets.com Inc
Charles Schwab
E-Loan Inc
Dean
Ersten
Webvan Group Inc
al Yes Sap
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FCC
William Kennard
Joe Hanna
Association of Public Safety Communications Officials
Commission
Iece Ua
Kenneth
Clark
Throckmartin
Texas
Elbert
United States
Mohamad Hammoud
Hammoud
Michigan
Ali Hussein Darwiche
Kalona
4Th Street
Pets.com
Adam Larner
Gartner Group
Stamford
Conn
OES IO Soft
Cedar Rapids Town & Country Center
Ist Ave
Iowa City
Mattress Factory
Ras
Wiley Annation
7Th Ave
Coralville
Cnt
Falie
Homecrest
Jraiton
Hiawatha
N. Center Pt. Rd
Boyson Road
North Center Point Road
No-Fear
Coral Ridge Mall
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