Abstract
This paper discusses the history of cell phones and examines the sociological implications of their use. The paper looks at how, in modern societies like the U.S., Europe and Japan, cell phones have become part of the social culture with both benefits and problems of public safety and common courtesy. The paper also looks at the suprising extent to which the populations of extremely poor Third World societies now rely on cell phones to improve their lives.

Table of Contents:
Background and History
Contemporary Social Issues
Potential Global Implications
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Cellphones have also resulted in changes to the American legal system is both civil matters and constitutional issues of law enforcement. As cellphone cameras and video recording capabilities have become more common, more and more civil litigation has included evidence preserved on cellphones. Likewise, in the field of criminal law, constitutional privacy issues have led to specific policy considerations pertaining to the privacy rights of criminal suspects with regard to the information contained on cellphones confiscated by police in searches incidental to arrest."

Tags:miniaturization driving courtesy privacy, developing countries

Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to identify some of the possible risks associated with the use of cellular telephones. The paper is organized into four sections: An introduction which examines the existing literature on the topic and a methodological approach for identifying the likelihood of potential dangers. The second section discusses the results of the research. The third section states the conclusions that were reached from those findings. and the fourth section lists some recommendations for future research. Also included is an appendix containing the research instruments used in this study.

From the Paper
"Of the 200 survey instruments sent out to the study participants, 100 completed forms were returned for analysis. The final sample consisted of 50 oncologists and 50 neurosurgeons. All 100 respondents indicated that they were aware of the current research on the potential dangers of cellular telephone use. However, only 90% stated that felt there was enough evidence to draw any firm conclusions about those risks (88% of oncologists believed this and 92% of neurosurgeons believed this). Twenty-eight percent of the total sample indicated that they felt able to give a general assessment of cellular telephone health risks."

Tags:health, danger, technology, warning, cancer, medical, telephone, mobile

Abstract
This paper examines the factors affecting globalization in China, and compares and contrasts the cellular phone market in China with that of Russia. The paper discusses the effect of the economic disparity between urban and rural Chinese.

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"China has had a relatively stable political system in place since the Second World War but upheaval in the political environment has occurred now and again ..."

Tags:globalization, china, russia, cellular telephones

Abstract
This paper analyzes the cellular telephone industry in terms of factors affecting its growth and pricing, noting that the cellular telephone has gone from a product used only by the wealthy to a product sold to millions of people, a product on which more and more people rely daily, and a product much less expensive than when it was first introduced, to the point today where cellular telephones are given away by many, while money is made from connections to the company providing cellular telephone service.

From the Paper
"The cellular telephone has gone from a product used only by the wealthy to a product sold to millions of people, a product on which more an d ore people rely daily, and a product much less expensive than when it was first introduced, to the point today where cellular telephones are given away by many, while money is made from connections to the company providing cellular telephone service. Once the initial growth phase of the cellular industry was completed, the industry was able to give more attention to its future. In that early period, the industry faced a number of concerns about certain developments and certain questions that would affect future growth and development. Most of these have been given at least preliminary answers, and the system has changed and become more efficient. The product and service is clearly viable, and demand cost has been dropping."

Tags:product, pricing, cellular

Abstract
This paper begins by providing an introduction of the telecommunications technological market of the past decade. It discusses the growth of the wireless telecommunications phenomena. It then analyzes Sony's role in this market and the background to the development of Sony cellular phones. It examines Sony's cellular phone marketing strategy and looks at the future direction of the industry, and how Sony's future fits into this picture.

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"Barely 100 years after its introduction, the telephone has become a ubiquitous part of daily life for many consumers around the world. Developed nations, in particular, embraced rapid integration of telephone technology during the twentieth century, and telecommunications fueled the growth of computers and globalization during the last half of that century. However, innovation in telecommunications also meant that the telephone underwent considerable change during the 1900s. During the early part of the century, party lines and operators were required for most calls in the United States; eventually, local calls could be dialed directly, but long-distance calls required operator assistance. Transoceanic cables made it possible to place international calls directly by the last quarter of the century, but phones were still fixed machines. In the last decades of the century, the telephone and radio were joined to create wireless communication using technology that resembled a telephone (and telephone numbers), but which were actually radio messages. Wireless phones came down in price, increased in accessibility, and are now common not only among physicians and others who need to be in close contact with offices, but among students and ordinary consumers. The explosive growth of telecommunications technology also has opened up opportunity for manufacturers of cellular phones, and the market has attracted some companies which are typically recognized for participation in other industries."

Tags:wireless, communication, telephone

Abstract
In this article, the writer examines selling Motorola cellular telephones in Ethiopia, and the strategy Motorola must implement for marketing the company's cellular phone products in a developing nation (product, pricing, distribution mix). The writer looks at the targeting campaign.

From the Paper
"Most developing nations never develop infrastructure at the required level to extend land-line telephone communications services to the bulk of their populations. Developing a land-line infrastructure of adequate scale is far too costly for most developing countries."

Tags:cellular telephones, Motorola, Ethiopia, land-line infrastructures, strategy

Abstract
The paper discusses the telephone, with a particular emphasis on its most recent adaptation: cellular (mobile) phone technology. The paper explains that this technology is a modification of long-existing telephone technology, with the critical difference that it allows for sustained telephonic communications while one is mobile and potentially traversing considerable space. As this paper explores, just as telephone technology both reflected and reinforced liberating social roles for women, cell phone technology expands and enhances this social liberation.

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"The technology that I have selected is the telephone, with a particular emphasis on its most recent adaptation: cellular (mobile) phone technology. This technology is a modification of long-existing telephone technology, with the critical difference that it allows for sustained telephonic communications while one is mobile and potentially traversing considerable space. As this paper will explore, just as telephone technology both reflected and reinforced liberating social roles for..."

Tags:women, gender, technology

Abstract
This paper discusses the mobile telephone company known as Nokia and focuses on their business and how they distribute their mobile telephones. It looks at how Nokia shop's atmosphere affects the customers and the reasons as to why Nokia does not sell their mobile telephones through the Internet. It further discusses Nokia and its business background along with certain information regarding new Nokia phones and the number of mobile telephones Nokia creates in a certain time.

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"The company originally began as a paper mill in 1865 and by the 1980's it was the largest manufacturer of toilet paper in Europe (Harbert, 2000). It can be argued that as a manufacturer of paper the company was involved in the communications industry ever since it was formed, however we can see that there were many developments the company would soon embrace. At the turn of the nineteenth century there were advances in chemicals and rubber, the company embraced these changes, also establishing a culture that was adaptive and flexible, able to adapt to the changing environment. It was in 1912 that the first move towards the telecommunication industry was made, with the manufacturing of cables for the new telegraph industry and for use with the new invention that was catching on; the telephone (Nokia, 2002)."

Tags:industry, communication, cellular, network, mobile, telephone, company

Abstract
This paper states that hospital personnel at all levels may need instruction for appropriate use of communication skills. The author believes that the facility should allow for training, which would implement communication technology such as voice-mail and email with acknowledgment, cellular telephones for mobile communication, improved support for role based contact and message screening. The paper points out that all levels of personnel should be prepared to meet the needs of various emergency situations before they actually arise.

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"Healthcare continues to undergo dramatic changes resulting effective communication and innovations within healthcare systems (Huq and Martin, 2000). One California based healthcare facility, Kaiser Permanente, evaluated its operations and identified the inefficiencies within its organization. One of the areas that came under review was the Human Resource area of communication. It was discovered that while the company invested heavily in HR services, about $42 million every year, to meet the needs of its Northern California employees, only 31% of the workforce were satisfied with such services while an equal number were dissatisfied with what they were getting from the HR department. Those who expressed dissatisfaction with Kaiser's HR services complained of inconsistent and uncoordinated services, inflexibility and poor communication. These findings prompted the HR function to form four interdepartmental design teams assigned to take care of training and education plans, compensation and benefits, workers' compensation, and recruitment and selection. These shared services are expected to generate significant cost savings (Tyson, 1996)."

Tags:emergency, message, voicemail, cost, effective

Abstract
This paper examines how, within the field of healthcare, there is an identifiable need to implement an effective form of communication and how personnel at all levels may need instruction for appropriate use of these communication skills. It summarizes how these facilities would allow for training which would implement communication technology such as, voice mail and email with acknowledgment, cellular telephones for mobile communication and improved support for role based contact and message screening. It looks at how the healthcare facility would benefit tremendously with greater communication and develop more successful relationships with their patients and how this training would prove to be cost effective and how the long term use of better communication would help all people involved to benefit from the use of effective communication skills.

From the Paper
"There currently is a need for individual healthcare workers to consider carefully the effects of their communication behavior on their own efficiency and effectiveness as well as on that of others. Ineffective communication behaviors may result in an interruptive work place, which possibly contribute to inefficiency in work practice. People working in the healthcare area are highly mobile during their working day. The mobility of staff and the difficulty contacting these "moving targets" suggest that support for mobility through the use of wireless technology, such as cellular telephones or pagers might be beneficial."

Tags:patients, skills, personnel