School cellphone policies should be flexible, age-appropriate and should balance state and district guidelines with school needs, according to a report released Tuesday. At least 42 states, including ...

Thirty states now limit or ban cellphone use in classrooms, and teachers are noticing children paying attention to their lessons again. But it’s not clear whether this policy — unpopular with students ...

For the last decade, cellphone and social media usage have increased among teens and middle schoolers. Understandably, cellphone bans and restricting cellphone use in schools have become a hot topic ...

The latest celebrity start-up trend is no longer tequila. It’s telecom. Actors Sean Hayes, Will Arnett and Jason Bateman — who host the popular “SmartLess” podcast — are launching a wireless service ...

A solid majority of Virginia voters support banning cellphone use in public schools, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll. About 7 in 10 voters with children in kindergarten through 12th ...

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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — With Hurricane Milton barreling toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, many Tampa Bay area residents are fearing widespread and potentially weeks-long power outages, which could affect ...

Tens of thousands of cellphone users were impacted by a nationwide telecommunication outage on Monday. Verizon users were the most impacted, according to Downdetector.com, a website that monitors real ...

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