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Texans who call people in other parts of the state will likely see an increase in their phone bills starting this month after the Public Utility Commission approved a rate hike to help replenish a fund to provide cellphone service in rural Texas.

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Phone bills are about to go up for some in Texas. Here’s why

The rate increase will help replenish a state fund to maintain and operate cellphone networks in rural Texas. A court determined the state’s Public Utility Commission needed to restore $200 million in overdue money to the fund.

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Kansas Farm Bureau Challenges FCC’s Cellphone Map

A Federal Communications Commission map suggests Kansas and other Midwestern states have near-perfect cellphone coverage.The Kansas Farm Bureau begs to…

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The Latest Privacy Scandal: Your Cell Phone Location Data Could Be At Risk

Shelly Brisbin

From Texas Standard . It probably isn’t a surprise that your cell phone company knows a lot about you, including where you are right now and where you...

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Proposed law would make it illegal to hold a phone while driving in Oklahoma

A new law in Oklahoma could ban the use of all handheld devices while driving.As KXII reports, Senate Bill 44 hopes to amend and strengthen current…