by admin | Mar 17, 2005 | Business
Qwest Communications has announced it will open a new call center in Sioux City. Qwest spokeswoman Kara Rovere says it’ll be a customer sales and service center for the company that provides local phone service in fourteen states including Iowa. She says...
by admin | Feb 26, 2005 | Technology
Some Iowans might be wondering about the security of their cellular phones after last week’s incident with Paris Hilton. The hotel heiress’ cell phone/e-mail gadget was apparently hacked and information stored on it was posted on the Internet. Computer...
by admin | Feb 17, 2005 | Uncategorized
The Iowa House has voted to deregulate Qwest, Frontier and Telecom — and some legislators argue it may lead to cheaper phone service for Iowans. Representative Willard Jenkins, a republican from Waterloo, says the industry has come a long way from his youth when...
by admin | Feb 16, 2005 | Crime & Courts
A California company that served as an electronic bank for a Canadian telemarketer has agreed to pay thousands of dollars in a settlement with the Iowa Attorney General. Attorney General Tom Miller says the Canadian telemarketer would call Iowans and get them to give...
by admin | Feb 14, 2005 | Uncategorized
An Iowa City lawmaker wants to ensure cell phones — and the attached batteries — don’t wind up in the landfill. Senator Joel Bolkcom, a democrat from Iowa City, is sponsoring legislation that would force cell phone companies to accept old cell...
