Dear Friends of Wireless Messaging,

Wireless Messaging for the Handicapped

It is hard to argue with the principle of “always doing the right thing” even when there is no expectation of reward or recognition. This is something that many of us aspire to do even though we often fall short of our goal. In the THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK section, near the end of the newsletter, there are some quotations on this subject—with a link to several more at their source.

When I worked in Paging at Motorola, I designed (conceptually) a pager for blind people. When I submitted my idea along with the technical information about tiny Braille readout devices that I had found, I suggested that the market potential probably wouldn't fully support the development costs, but that there were certain things that should be done because they were the right thing to do. Unfortunately the product was never developed. Another —possibly more practical— idea was to make a pager with a text to voice converter inside. ASCII-text to voice chips had become available. I think this type of pager was introduced later by a different company.

While I was managing a paging-system-infrastructure-design group at Motorola, I implemented a policy that a TDD/TTY input card should always be included in paging terminal quotations. It seemed like the right thing to do so deaf people could use paging systems.

THE TTY OR TDD—TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR THE DEAF

First, the acronyms... The term "TTY" derives from "Teletype", which is a registered trademark of the Teletype Corporation. Like the word "aspirin", which was originally a trademark, the term "teletype" has become almost generic. The corporation's lawyers might not like hearing me say so, so I'll refer to the massive mechanical marvels by their truly generic name of "teleprinters". (Don't sue me!)

"TDD", a later term, stands for "Telecommunications Device for the Deaf". Many people use the two terms interchangeably, while others use TTY for mechanical teleprinters and TDD for the modern electronic gadgets which perform the same function in a fraction of the size and weight. More recently, the Federal Communications Commission, in hopes of not offending anybody, has come up with yet another term for the same thing. In one of their recent orders, they call it a "text telephone". With any luck, everybody but the lawyers will forget that one.

The TTY was first developed by Robert Weitbrecht, a deaf physicist. He was also a ham, and was familiar with the way hams use teleprinters to communicate over the air. He realized that these machines, which were becoming available in large numbers from military and telephone company surplus, could be used by deaf people to "talk" over the phone. He developed and patented a modem which, when coupled to a teleprinter, allowed them to do just that. The technology is very similar to that still used by hams: it uses Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) and a single tone pair, so that only communication can only take place in one direction a time.

Mechanical printers have been largely replaced by solid state devices using transistorized circuitry and LED or LCD displays. They are small and light weight, hence portable. Some have been marketed that are the size of a pocket calculator. [source]

Following is an article: “EMERGENCY SMS TEXT SERVICE FOR THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING AND SPEECH IMPAIRED.” It is about a new service that has been implemented in Northern Ireland.

I would also like to draw your attention to a message in the LETTERS TO THE EDITOR section, near the end of the newsletter, about some more excellent work being done by Paul and Al Lauttamus of Lauttamus Communications.

Now on to more news and views. . .

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AT&T unveils the Moto Q™ 9h Global Smart Device

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, and SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Nov. 1, 2007 — AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Motorola (NYSE:MOT) announced today that the MOTO Q™ 9h global will be available exclusively to AT&T customers in the U.S. beginning tomorrow. The 3G-powered MOTO Q global is the first MOTO Q smart device sold in the U.S. with worldwide capabilities1.

The MOTO Q global is a high-performance smart device with a new, sleek form factor. The MOTO Q global offers AT&T customers a full ergonomic, integrated QWERTY keyboard; outstanding voice quality; downloads at up to 3.6 Mbps via AT&T’s UMTS/HSDPA-based BroadbandConnect network;2 Windows Mobile ® 6; built-in GPS capabilities; Documents to Go® for document editing; Opera browser; seven dedicated shortcut keys; a 2.0-megapixel camera with flash; and support for both a host of enterprise- and consumer-oriented applications and services. These include the debut of My Q Paks, a suite of third-party application bundles designed to meet a MOTO Q global user’s lifestyle needs. These applications are all made possible through relationships with software developers that are members of Motorola’s MOTODEV Developer network.

The MOTO Q global provides access to AT&T’s BroadbandConnect network in more than 200 major metropolitan areas across the U.S. and coverage outside 3G service areas via AT&T’s nationwide3 EDGE network, the largest national high speed wireless data network in the U.S. The EDGE network is available in more than 13,000 cities and towns and along some 40,000 miles of major highways.

Outside the U.S., AT&T customers can use the MOTO Q global in more than 135 countries to access e-mail and other data applications and to browse the Web, and they can make or receive phone calls in more than 190 countries — the largest international wireless footprint of any U.S. carrier.

“The MOTO Q global literally opens up the world to MOTO Q enthusiasts,” said Michael Woodward, Business Voice/Data Products, for AT&T’s wireless unit. “AT&T and Motorola are teaming up to provide our customers with a world-class device, operating platform, applications and services and network experience that they can take with them around the globe.”

“Staying connected, informed and entertained is becoming a way of life for busy professionals and consumers," said Juergen Stark, corporate vice president, Productivity, Motorola Mobile Devices. “With AT&T, the MOTO Q global delivers unparalleled download speeds, on-board memory, messaging, processing power and voice quality, all packaged within a sleek design for the modern consumer.”

Windows Mobile 6 Experience
Windows Mobile 6 provides MOTO Q global users with the familiar look and feel of their desktop computers at home or in the office. Windows Mobile 6 delivers the ability to view e-mail messages in their original rich HTML format with live links to Web and Microsoft Office SharePoint® sites, which means that text and images are displayed as they would be on a Windows PC.

“Windows Mobile gives people the freedom to still be productive away from their desk or home whether sending e-mail, keeping track of their schedule or surfing the Web — while on the go,” said Scott Horn, general manager of Microsoft. “The MOTO Q global is an excellent solution for the person who needs a single mobile device to manage both work and a personal life while staying connected to colleagues, family and friends.”

All Windows Mobile 6 devices include Microsoft’s Direct Push Technology for up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook® calendars, tasks and contacts through Microsoft Exchange Server®. The MOTO Q global also will support System Center Mobile Device Manager at around the time Mobile Device Manager is available in the second quarter of 2008. The comprehensive, enterprise-grade mobile management security and access server product was announced last week by Microsoft at CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment 2007.

Windows Mobile 6 also offers a set of important device security and management features that include the capability to remotely wipe all data from a device should it be lost or stolen. This feature helps ensure that confidential information remains that way. AT&T has the broadest portfolio of Windows Mobile devices of any U.S. carrier.

E-Mail and Beyond
The MOTO Q global delivers the most personalized, productive and secure mobile e-mail experience by running Motorola’s Good Mobile Messaging 5. Using Good Mobile Messaging 5 on the MOTO Q global, business users get a fully integrated mobile RSS reader and subscription manager, the ability to group and sort e-mail by conversation threads, the ability to customize priority e-mail with personalized notifications and complete calendar capabilities, including real-time free-busy visibility. In addition, Good Mobile Messaging 5 provides IT managers with ultimate control through advanced security and management capabilities, including a mandatory application checker, application blacklisting, granular device-feature lockdown and SD-card and database encryption, all through a single management console with complete over-the-air controls.

In addition, business users will be able to access other services, such as:

• TeleNav GPS Navigator™. This provides GPS-enabled turn-by-turn voice and on-screen driving direction, colorful 3-D moving maps and traffic delay alerts/rerouting for use in vehicles or while walking.
• TeleNav Track™. This is a fully hosted, on-demand and comprehensive GPS-based workforce-management solution.

Beyond business uses, the MOTO Q global provides consumers with rich messaging and entertainment experiences. Customers can access their personal e-mail through AT&T’s popular Xpress Mail push e-mail service or POP3/IMAP4 clients and communicate with friends and family via SMS and MMS messages. They can also send instant messages using such popular platforms as AOL®, MSN® and Yahoo!®. The MOTO Q global also comes preloaded with such popular services as AT&T Mobile Music, AT&T’s CV video service, MobiTV® and Web browsing, all through AT&T’s MEdia Net.

AT&T MOTO Q global users will be the first to have access to My Q Paks, which provide bundles of advanced applications geared to a user’s personality and lifestyle. My Q Paks, available only on the MOTO Q global, initially will offer three Paks — of five applications each — that meet the needs of an on-the-go “Road Warrior,” always juggling “Household CEO,” or entertainment-focused “Fun Seeker.” My Q Paks can be downloaded directly over the air to the user’s MOTO Q global through a quick three-step process. Usage is complimentary for one year from date4 of download, and AT&T customers must download their My Q Paks by April 30, 2008. More information regarding My Q Paks can be found at. http://www.motorola.com/us/myqpaks.

Pricing and Availability
For the holidays, the MOTO Q global is expected to be available for a special introductory price of $199.995 at AT&T retail stores nationwide, online at http://www.wireless.att.com, at select national retailers and through AT&T’s business-to-business sales organizations. Unlimited monthly data plans, which include corporate e-mail, are $44.99 a month with a voice contract. Personal data plans, which include personal e-mail, begin at $29.99 a month for 20MB of data. AT&T also offers an international data plan for the MOTO Q global — 20MB in nearly 30 countries — for an additional $24.99 a month. TeleNav GPS Navigator is available for additional monthly charges of $5.99 for 10 trips and $9.99 for unlimited trips. TeleNav Track service plans range from $12.99 to $21.99 for each device.

For the complete array of AT&T offerings, visit http://www.att.com.

Note: Certain mobile phone features may not be available throughout the entire network or their functionality may be limited. All features, functionality and other product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.

© 2007 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other AT&T marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. For more information, please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom.

About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of seamless mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you connect simply and seamlessly to the people, information and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks — along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $42.8 billion in 2006. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com.

¹ Operates in many major cities and countries where GSM network coverage and roaming agreements are present.

² Network-dependent feature, not available in all areas. Airtime, data charges and/or additional charges may apply. Wireless e-mail functionality requires an e-mail account with wireless server capabilities.

³ Not available in all areas.

⁴ With two-year contract and mail-in rebate.

⁵ Only one My Q Pak bundle may be downloaded for each MOTO Q global purchase. Offer expires and bundles must be downloaded by April 30, 2008. Free use of Zagat to Go and Food and Nutrition Guide will expire six months from date of download. Because data usage charges apply to My Q Paks, we recommend that you purchase an AT&T data plan before download.

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EMERGENCY SMS TEXT SERVICE FOR THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING AND SPEECH IMPAIRED

The Police Service of Northern Ireland Police has launched a new Emergency SMS text messaging registration scheme to allow the deaf, hard-of-hearing and speech impaired to be able to contact the Emergency Services in an emergency.

This new service will also enable police to pass on requests for assistance to the Fire and Ambulance service as well.

It has to be emphasised this is a new service for EMERGENCY contact with the three emergency services.

PLEASE NOTE: As the service is only available to pre-registered users who complete an application form here,

SMS stands for short messaging service - a service provided by mobile networks that enables users to send a ‘text’ message to another mobile user.

PLEASE NOTE

No mobile phone company can guarantee that all messages will arrive immediately after they are sent. Any service such as this, can and will be affected by different network conditions. Therefore we cannot guarantee that your message will be received immediately, but we shall endeavour to make the service as effective as possible. If you have not received a text acknowledgement, please make alternative arrangements depending on the degree of urgency of your call.

Only use text messaging as a last resort and only in an Emergency.

Q. Why have the police introduced a text messaging service?

A. Deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech-impaired people may experience difficulties in trying to contact the emergency services using a mobile phone because they cannot hear the spoken word very well, if at all.

At present it is not possible to send a text message to ‘999’. To get round this problem, the PSNI have created a new special number specifically for text messages and only for Emergency Calls.

Q. Who can use this service?

A. The service is ONLY available to deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech impaired people who register to use it in advance. The service is NOT available to anyone else.

Q. How will the service work?

A. People who are Deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech impaired must register, in advance by completing the application form here. Then, in the event of an emergency, they can text the police directly.

Once you have been registered your details will be passed directly to one of our DLO's. (Disability Link Officer's)

DLO's are specially trained officers who look after all sections of the community who is deaf, hard-of-hearing and or speech impairment or suffers from some form of disability, their responsibility will be to confirm your registration details and to quality assure the service provided to you through the SMS service.

Their principal aim is to build partnerships with anyone in our community who has any form of dibilating aspect to their lives and to ensure the Policing service you receive, meets your needs.

How the system operates

Stage 1

If you are not registered for the system you will get the following message.

"You are not yet in the system. Please use Minicom / fax / others to ask for help. To join the system, please ask the BDA for a form or go to the PSNI website."

Stage 1

Stage 2

The first time you register an automated response will say:

"Your personal details are in the system now. Please use this number ***** (SMS) from now on for emergency only."

Stage 2

Stage 3

When you send a message requesting an emergency service an automated response will say:

"Received your message. We will contact you asap. Thank you."

Stage 3

Stage 4

When controller has read your message, you will receive a second message from Police stating:

"We are sorting out your message and will let you know soon as possible."

Stage 4

Stage 5

A third message will arrive on your phone from Police outlining what they are doing about your call, it is for this reason these is no screen show below, as messages will be a human response to the request.

Q. What sort of information will the police need?

A. To enable us to respond adequately, it is crucial that the user provide the following information:

• Details of where you are (e.g., street name, recognised place, feature, egg, church, library, museum, shop name, company name etc)
• The location of any incident which has taken place
• Why and which service you need (give brief details of what has happened)

Q. What if I need the fire or ambulance service, not the police?

A. If you send a text message using the special number, your message will be passed to the main police control centre in Belfast. If you need the fire or ambulance service, our operators will relay message to the appropriate service on your behalf and their operators will deal with your call as appropriate. Please note the only people who will text you is the Police.

Q. How will I know if the police have received my call?

A. An automatic acknowledgement will be sent back to your mobile phone, confirming a message has been logged with the appropriate emergency service.

Q. Why do I need to register to use this service?

A. By asking people to register to use this service, we hope it will help to reduce the risk of false or hoax calls. This should allow us more time to deal with genuine calls for assistance in the most appropriate and effective manner.

Q. What happens if I don’t register? Will the police still receive my text message?

A. No. The service is only available to callers registered on a database. If you have not registered in advance, your call will not be accepted and your message will not reach the Police.

Please allow 21 days for your registration to take effect. During this period, you will not be able to use the service.

Q. Can I use the service for sending non-urgent messages to the police?

A. No, the service is strictly for emergency messages. However, we will monitor the service and, in time, MAY extend it to include general messages.

Q. What if I don’t want to use text messaging can I still use other methods of contacting the police?

A. Yes. The PSNI are currently piloting this service, which is designed to be an alternative method of contacting the emergency services for those with hearing difficulties. Minicom and Typetalk systems are still available and can be accessed in the normal way — click here for a list.

MAKE IT WORK

• The success of this service depends on the accuracy and detail of the information you provide. It is extremely important that you follow the instructions carefully, especially in relation to giving your exact location.
• You can only be certain that your message has been received if you receive an acknowledgement.
• Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that your message will be received immediately, but we shall endeavour to make the service as effective as possible.
• If your message is passed to other services such as fire or ambulance, The PSNI cannot be held responsible for any acts or omissions arising once your message has been forwarded.
• Application forms are also available from local deaf centres and associations.

Links

• Click here: RNID Northern Ireland
• Click here: British Deaf Assoc
• Click here: British Sign Language Alphabet
• Click here: Irish Sign Language Alphabet
• Click here: National Deaf Children Society

NEWS FLASH — SATELLITE FAILURES

• January 11, 1997—Telstar 401 suffers a short in the satellite circuitry—TOTAL LOSS
• May 19, 1998—Galaxy 4 control processor causes loss of fixed orbit—TOTAL LOSS
• September 19, 2003—Telstar 4 suffers loss of its primary power bus—TOTAL LOSS
• March 17, 2004—PAS-6 suffers loss of power—TOTAL LOSS
• January 14, 2005—Intelsat 804 suffers electrical power system anomaly—TOTAL LOSS

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Curry General Hospital presents first Curry Kudos award to Allen Boice

Published: October 31, 2007

Doug Jamieson, board chair, left, presents award to Sheriff Allen Boice and Mike Brace, EMS director, right. Submitted photo

The Curry General Hospital Board of Directors this month awarded the first CGH Curry Kudos certificate to Curry County Sheriff Allen Boice and his emergency communications team.

The award recognizes the county's response in restoring paging service to the hospital when its longtime service ended abruptly in October.

The county will allow the hospital district to share its state-of-the-art system, saving the hospital an immediate expenditure of more than $100,000.

Paging services are essential in cases of emergency in Curry County to supplement cell phone communications. Pagers are routinely carried by physicians and other clinical staff on call at Curry General Hospital.

Others who worked with the Curry General Hospital maintenance and nursing departments to facilitate the service include Curry County Sheriff's Department Captain Dennis Dinsmore, Emergency Medical Services Manager Michael Brace; Gold Beach Police Chief Russ Merkley; and Dennis Cassel, technician with Day Wireless Systems.

The Curry Kudos award will be given throughout the year, or annually, to individuals and organizations that go above and beyond the call of duty to help further the mission of the Curry General Hospital Health Network, a non-profit family of health centers serving all of Curry County.

The CGH Health Network mission is to provide healthcare of the highest quality with genuine caring and compassion.

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EMBARQ Unmasks Four Communications Urban Legends

Trick or Treat, EMBARQ separates fact from fiction

October 29, 2007: 08:00 AM EST

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — While the leaves begin to change, the air starts to chill, and little ghosts and goblins prepare to roam the neighborhoods, EMBARQ is busting some of the most popular communications industry urban legends.

Dallas Hayden, manager of Investigations and Law Enforcement Support at EMBARQ, sorts out fact from fiction. "Urban legends are stories many people assume are 'fact,' when in reality they are nothing more than stories passed from one person to the next. Some may be factual, but others are nothing more than a fictional story."

Here are several examples:

Urban Legend #1: Wireless phone users must register their numbers with the National Do Not Call registry to keep their numbers from being released to telemarketers.

"This is totally false," says Hayden. "Telemarketing calls to wireless phones are illegal in most cases because the Federal Communications Commission prohibits telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phones. Since automated dialers are the industry standard, most telemarketers can't call consumers on their cell phones without consent."

Urban Legend #2: Inmates in prisons can call and "trick" people into accepting collect calls that go to another number not associated with the victim.

"This, unfortunately, can be accomplished," said Hayden. "And it's not just inmates who can do this. If a victim gets a call from someone saying they are in jail, for example, and misdialed and requests the victim dial *72 followed by a number, don't do it. This will activate the victim's call forwarding feature."

If this happens, Hayden says, any call to the victim's number goes to the forwarded number. The scammer then has people call the victim's number and the scammer gets the call. This can get expensive if people make collect calls to the scammer.

Hayden says everyone should examine their bills to make sure they aren't being charged for calls they haven't made. If someone does fall for the scam, they need to turn off their call forwarding feature and call the EMBARQ(TM) business office.

Urban Legend #3: Calling #77 on a cell phone in any state will connect you with highway patrol dispatchers in that state.

"This legend is mostly false," said Hayden. "Calling #77 in some states may connect you with that state's highway patrol, but it doesn't work everywhere. Other states use codes such as *77, #55, *55, *47 or *HP, and some states have no emergency cell phone code at all."

Hayden advises customers that if they have a highway emergency, the best approach is usually to call 911.

Urban Legend #4: Phone customers have been tricked into calling phone numbers with 809 area codes that result in high charges on their phone bills. "This scam is real," warned Hayden, "and it is also used with area codes other than 809."

The scam works like this: A scammer calls a customer and leaves a message on their answering machine or pager telling them to call a number with an 809 area code to collect a prize or get information about a sick or injured relative. When people call the number, they think they are making a long distance call within the United States.

"In reality, the call is going to the Dominican Republic or other high-cost calling area," said Hayden. "Victims are unaware they are being charged international rates until they receive their phone bills."

Hayden added that "it is especially hard for us to resist calling the number when the message you received indicated your loved one was sick or injured and that you needed to call immediately. But beware! Look first at the area code, if you don't know where it is, look it up and use your common sense about whether you know anyone in that area. Once you are sure the area code is domestic you can make an educated decision about calling the number back."

Hayden cautioned all telephone users that "the bottom line for this or any phone scam is for the consumer to always be cautious about dialing any number, calling anyone, or responding to anyone they don't know. These schemes are not uncommon and they can happen to anyone. Don't let the 'trick' be on you."

About EMBARQ

Embarq Corporation , headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, offers a complete suite of common-sense communications services. The company has approximately 19,000 employees and operates in 18 states. EMBARQ is included in the S&P 500.

For consumers, EMBARQ offers an innovative portfolio of services that includes reliable local and long distance home phone service, high-speed Internet, wireless, and satellite TV from DISH Network(R) - all on one monthly bill.

For businesses, EMBARQ has a comprehensive range of flexible and integrated services designed to help businesses of all sizes be more productive and communicate with their customers. This service portfolio includes local voice and data services, long distance, Business-Class DSL, wireless, enhanced data network services, voice and data communication equipment and managed network services.

EMBARQ believes that by focusing on the communities the company serves and by employing common sense and practical ingenuity, it is able to provide customers with a committed partner, dedicated customer service and innovative products for work and home. For more information, visit www.embarq.com.

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