Cellular One Joins Hurricane Relief Efforts; Launches Text Giving Campaign.OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm -- Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems today announced it is joining an unprecedented wireless industry campaign to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Wireless carriers across the country - including Cellular One - are joining forces to launch 2HELP -- a campaign that allows users to donate $5 to the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. directly from their wireless telephone. "We are proud to join our fellow wireless providers to offer our customers an opportunity to help provide desperately needed funds for relief efforts in these devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. areas of our country," said Steve Dussek, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems. "I am confident our customers will respond to those in need." Cellular One customers who wish to make a $5 donation from their wireless telephone are advised to send the message "GIVE" to the common short code 2HELP (24357). A prompt will authorize $5 to be added to their monthly wireless statement. Applicable text message charges will apply. The campaign, which is being coordinated by The Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. ) is set to run through October. Cellular One is a licensed trade name of Oklahoma City-based Dobson Cellular Systems and American Cellular. The company owns and operates more than 65 wireless markets in 16 states. For more information on Cellular One, visit www.celloneusa.com. |
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