ADVISORY/ Nokia and San Diego Mayor Launch Cell Phone Courtesy Campaign.Feature Editors & Technology Writers ADVISORY...for Monday (July 10) NOTE TO MEDIA: Logo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com --(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES) Nokia and San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Lead the Way to Encourage the Nation To Mind Their Mobile Manners WHAT: Nokia (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NOK NOK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Norwegian Krone. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ), the world's leading mobile phone supplier, along with San Diego Mayor Susan Golding, and National Food Critic and Etiquette Spokesperson Bill Boggs, will hold a press conference announcing a city-wide campaign designed to promote courteous mobile phone usage among the growing number of wireless users in the area. San Diego Mayor Golding declares the week of July 10th-14th "Cell Phone Courtesy Week," encouraging wireless users to exercise polite mobile phone manners while in public areas such as performing arts and movie theatres, classrooms, churches and synagogues, libraries, museums and restaurants. Overwhelming response to a public opinion poll posted on the Mayor's Web site led Golding to launch the courtesy campaign. In December 1999, requests were sent to management of "public spaces" asking for voluntary participation in programs promoting courteous mobile phone usage. Not only is the issue a hot-button topic in San Diego, mobile phone courtesy has also become a national discussion, and everyone from etiquette experts to national newspaper and magazine reporters have suggested guidelines for Americans to strive towards a more courteous society in the digital age. Now, San Diego's partnership with Nokia introduces a visual reminder for the campaign with a logo identifying "Quiet Zones" -- areas where courteous mobile phone use is requested. A leader in the industry, Nokia was first to develop profile settings -- quick change ringing settings to match different environments -- designed for courteous mobile phone use. Nokia is proud to partner with Mayor Golding and San Diego -- a city traditionally known for being a U.S. trendsetter trend·set·ter n. One that initiates or popularizes a trend: "The Golden State, ever the trendsetter, reformed its property tax" New York. in social responsibility. During Cell Phone Courtesy Week, Nokia and the City of San Diego invite cities nationally to practice common courtesies when using a mobile phone. WHEN: July 10, 2000, 11 am PST PST Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, see there - Official Announcement, Unveiling and Proclamation WHERE: Hillcrest Landmark Theatre, 3965 5th Avenue, Suite 200 San Diego, CA WHY: Today, wireless phones provide more than 94 million people in the U.S. -- that's every one-in-three Americans -- with the freedom to communicate -- whenever they want, wherever they want. Courteous mobile phone use is becoming an increasingly popular social issue, and through this campaign, Nokia and Mayor Golding are encouraging people to communicate "friendlier" in public areas. Nokia phones are developed with the consumer in mind, offering many courteous options including: Silent, Vibrating Alert, Short Text Messaging, e-mail initiated messages and Microphone Enhancements -- all specifically designed for users to communicate anytime, without disturbing others. Nokia employs nearly 600 people in San Diego and is proud to be at home in its new Product Creation Center (CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. ) after nearly a decade of being in the community. Nokia is paving the way to the Mobile Information Society with its innovative products and solutions. The company is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks, related services and multimedia terminals. In 1999, Nokia's net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight totaled EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 19.8 billion (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 19.9 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more than 56,000 people. Note to Editors: Logo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.071000/bb8 |
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