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Again I must emphasize how I like covering small carriers. This time the news item deals with U.S. Cellular which will be donating $1 million to schools through its “Calling All Communities” campaign.
The carrier will award $100,000 to 10 schools, big or small. From November 13, 2009, through January 15, 2010, individuals 18 years or older can visit any U.S. Cellular store to get a code to vote online for their school. There is no purchase necessary, nor you have to be a U.S. Cellular customer to vote. The 10 schools with the most votes will receive $100,000 to use however they choose.
Nice move and we applaud U.S. Cellular for the campaign, which last year attracted 120,000 votes spread across 6,500 schools. Winners represented public and private schools in Wisconsin, Illinois, Oklahoma, North Carolina, West Virginia, Tennessee, Nebraska and Iowa.
In addition to visiting a local U.S. Cellular store, you can also check out a dedicated Facebook page and see some photos and videos from this year’s campaign.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
