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Re: RF transmitters, cellular phones

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From: Galen Watts
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 16:01
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In article <1hi6jsINN3bb@leela.CS.ORST.EDU> forbesm@atlantis.CS.ORST.EDU (Mark Forbes) writes:
>alex@anat3d1.anatomy.upenn.edu (Alex Shrom) writes:
>[stuff deleted]
>Customer can't afford a good phone, but really needs the service. In our
>area, log truck drivers are in this category. They are required by law
>to have communication systems handy (for forest fire and OSHA purposes) 

Does CB or Amateur radio satisfy the legal requirements?  If they don't,
it sounds like a law designed to make even more money for the already
overpriced cellular industry.
>
>He gets what he needs, a yuppie gets lunch money, and Cellular One gets
>another customer. Slick.

I can call 911 from any repeater in this area for FREE!

Just my 15 Roubles (=$0.02) worth.
Galen Watts, KF0YJ
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