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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 becomes law, in part designed to open other communications markets to competition.4 READ MORE
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (also known as OBRA) of 1993 is implemented. This is the first legislation … READ MORE
The first "modern" network technology on digital 2G is launched by Radiolinja in Finland on the GSM standard.
The first smartphone (IBM's Simon) is released to the public and offered consumers a calendar, address book, calculator, e-mail, faxing services and games.
Bell Atlantic Mobile launches the first commercial CDMA network in the United States.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 becomes law, in part designed to open other communications markets to competition.
Subscribership in the wireless industry (cellular, PCS and ESMR) surpasses 50 million.
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (also known as OBRA) of 1993 is implemented. This is the first legislation authorizing the FCC to auction spectrum.
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Congress passes Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act, also known as the 911 Act. The act requires the setup of enhanced 911.
It authorizes telecommunications carriers to provide call location information concerning a user of a commercial mobile service.
The first commercial launch of a mobile-specific browser-based web service occurs in Japan when i-mode is launched by NTT DoCoM.
Wireless subscribership in America exceeds 100 million and totals approximately 38 percent of the U.S. population.
Nearly one million Americans directly or indirectly employed by wireless. (Jobs in the wireless industry pay wages that are approximately 78 percent higher than the national average.).
Global number of mobile subscriptions passes number of fixed phone lines.
Eighty-two percent of the world population over the age of 15 can read and write.
Fifteen percent of public school instructional rooms have wireless Internet access (NCES 2007).
The total value of mobile-phone-paid media content exceeds Internet-paid media content and was worth 31 billion dollars.
In early 2009, Congress directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to develop a National Broadband Plan to ensure every American has "access to broadband capability."
There are more than 285.6 million U.S. wireless subscriber connections, which is approximately 91 percent of the total U.S. population.
Wireless subscribers use more than 6.2 billion minutes per day and send and receive more than five billion SMS messages per day.
President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announce Race to the Top.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act invests heavily in education both as a way to provide jobs now and lay the foundation for long-term prosperity.
USA Project K-NECT enhancing student math development education - Proficiency rates increased by 30 percent.
The market for mobile learning technologies in the United States is $632.2 million across all sectors.
First ever United States Chief Technology Officer is appointed - Aneesh Chopra.
On February 17, 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) is passed into law with $117.4 billion dedicated to health information technology ("HIT") and improving and preserving health care.
In June, President Barack Obama signs a memorandum committing to freeing up 500 MHz of spectrum for the wireless industry.
After the devastating January earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a record-breaking $35 million is donated via text message.
Project Tomorrow releases Learning in the 21st Century: Taking it Mobile! and finds 62 percent of responding parents report that if their child's school allowed devices to be used for educational purposes they would likely purchase a mobile device for their child.
"Opens the door for students who now carry 50 pounds of outdated textbooks in their backpacks to instead use digital textbooks or laptops with up to date materials and cutting-edge learning materials." - FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski".
President Obama announces the launch of Change the Equation, a CEO-led effort to dramatically improve education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), as part of his "Educate to Innovate" campaign.
On March 16, 2010, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unveils "Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan" for improving broadband Internet access throughout the U.S. with a chapter devoted exclusively to health care.
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law which emphasizes the use of health IT to achieve health reform goals.
The current U.S. market for wireless, home-based health care applications is $304 million.
According to MobileHealthNews there are 5,820 medical, health and fitness apps available for smartphones.
Chronic diseases - such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and arthritis - are among the most common, costly, and preventable of all health problems and account for 7 out of 10 deaths among Americans each year.
Estimated that more than 50 percent of 3G handset shipments will go to Emerging Markets in 2011.
In 2010, Manhattan Research reports 72 percent of doctors use smartphones personally and professionally, with that number expected to jump to 81 percent in 2012.
Estimated one billion (approximately 69 percent) subscribers will have migrated from 2G to 3G.
The U.S. market for wireless, home-based health care applications is expected to grow to $4 billion in 2013, with estimated annual growth rates of 96 percent in 2010, 126 percent in 2011, 95 percent in 2012, and 68 percent in 2013.
Estimated 2.5 billion (approximately 75 percent) of total broadband subscriptions will be mobile.
Mobile learning is growing in colleges and universities. At a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.3 percent until it reaches $1.46 billion in 2014, growth is projected to be in the double digits in terms of dollar expenditures through 2014.
K-12 spending on mobile learning technologies is estimated to increase from $70.9 million in 2009 to $143.3 million in 2014.
The first "modern" network technology on digital 2G is launched by Radiolinja in Finland on … READ MORE
Subscribership in the wireless industry (cellular, PCS and ESMR) surpasses 50 million … READ MORE
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (also known as OBRA) of 1993 is implemented. This is the first legislation … READ MORE
The total value of mobile-phone-paid media content exceeds Internet-paid media content … READ MORE
In early 2009, Congress directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) … READ MORE
In June, President Barack Obama signs a memorandum committing to freeing … READ MORE
Estimated that more than 50 percent of 3G handset shipments … READ MORE
72% of doctors use smartphones personally and professionally, with that number … READ MORE
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