The latest projection of when 207 numbers will be exhausted is a year later than had been expected. The previous estimate was through 2024.
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3G network shutting down in Maine, affecting older phones, devices
Some older cellphones will not be able to make or receive calls or texts after the switch and other devices like medical alert devices, smart watches, vehicle SOS services, home security systems and tablets could stop working.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine’s days as 207 are numbered, because the area code’s ‘exhausted’
The state is running out of usable phone numbers to assign to its beloved area code, forcing regulators to consider adding a second one.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Technology to track COVID-19 raises fears of mass surveillance
The ideas for new technologies range from systems to draw data from diagnostic testing labs and hospitals to mobile phone apps to identify the infected to help others avoid contact.
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Apple providing cellphone tracking data to officials to examine how well social distancing works
The data is presented in an anonymous, aggregated form, and officials can view it down to the city level.
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Lawmakers sideline proposed cellphone ban in parking lots
A bill that would have prohibited use of hand-held phones in parking lots now attempts only to clarify fines and other mistakes in the existing law.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s new distracted-driving law needs time to work
The statute will ultimately be judged on whether it reduces accidents.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Biddeford ‘sting’ reveals drivers largely undeterred by new handheld cellphone law
On several details, police could not keep up with the violations they observed, they say.
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Biddeford ‘sting’ reveals drivers largely undeterred by new handheld cellphone law
On several details, police could not keep up with the violations they observed, they say.
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New 10-cent surcharge on Maine phone lines will fund broadband expansion
The surcharge approved by the Legislature will be used to support broadband expansion projects in the state starting in 2020.