Archive for the ‘Consumer News’ Category
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
I’ve nominated ASPCA because animals are wonderful additions to anyone’s family. Unfortunately, there are some who do not treat animals properly, which is why the animals need to be removed and placed with people who can take care of them. Puppy mills, dog fighting and other such actions are cruel, inhumane and must be stopped, [...]
AMBER Alert Program Transition
This morning, we (CTIA-The Wireless Association®, The Wireless Foundation™, The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and Syniverse) announced the Wireless AMBER Alerts™ program will end operations effective December 31, 2012 and will transition to the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) program. Millions of cellphone users across the country will now receive free, automatic [...]
The American Red Cross
Our daughter Sara is serving with the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps, a Peace Corps for the United States. Sara’s California-based team was sent to New York to assist in Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts. This week, her team is in Breezy Point, the Long Island neighborhood that suffered not only flood and wind, but also [...]
American Cancer Society
Rosemary Stein is on the External and State Affairs team and nominated the American Cancer Society. To donate $10 to the American Cancer Society, please text “ACS” to 41518. Rosemary said: On October 21, 2009 my family’s world was forever changed. My husband and I received a phone call from a doctor informing us that [...]
Habitat for Humanity
Matt DeTura, in our general counsel department, nominated Habitat for Humanity. To donate to Habitat for Humanity, text “BUILD” to 25383. He said: Donating to Habitat for Humanity is about more than money – it’s also about giving time, work, and sweat. That’s why I’ve enjoyed building with them so much. There’s nothing that approaches [...]
CTIA Statement on the FTC’s Second Kids’ App Rating Report
After the FTC released its “Second Kids’ App Rating Report, I issued the following statement: “While we have not had sufficient time to review the entire FTC report, CTIA reaffirms its members’ commitment to honoring and respecting consumers’ privacy and offering them a variety of safeguards. Those include numerous built-in security features and the ability [...]
Autism Speaks
Autism Speaks is today’s nonprofit, nominated by Campbell Massie, who is in the Public Affairs Department. To donate $10 to Autism Speaks, text “AUTISM” to 25383. She said: Autism Speaks is a great organization that supports those autism and their families. On top of offering resources and information, they fund research and advocate on behalf [...]
CTIA Donating $100 to Our Staff’s Favorite Nonprofits
As part of CTIA’s Philanthropy and Wireless Focus for December’s Wonder of Wireless (WOW), CTIA will donate $100 in honor of any CTIA staff member as long as s/he sent us: 100 words or less on why the organization is important organization’s name, the keyword and short code Throughout the month, we’ll publish some of [...]
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