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...European radio stations use the FM carrier wave to transmit data...
Travel agents are eager to get federal agents involved because once a ticket is used, the carrier can demand payment from the agency, even for stolen tickets. The agents say the airlines could thwart these crimes by using scanners capable of detecting tickets that have been reported stolen. Such technology would have enabled Hawaiian Airlines, for example, to intercept two passengers who flew from Honolulu to Maui last year with stolen first-class tickets on a plane that had no first-class section...
TELEPHONE: There's a 50% to 60% chance each major carrier will suffer at least one failure of a mission-critical system (Gartner Group, premier Y2K consultants...
FREQUENT SURFER MILES If you're the kind of bargain hunter who would switch your long-distance carrier to get extra frequent-flyer miles, then CyberGold's new Earn & Spend program, at cybergold.com may be up your alley. Consumers willing to try various online promotions--like getting a price quote from online car dealer Autobytel or performing a Web search on the Ask Jeeves search engine--can earn $2 to $8 for each task, which accrues in an online account and can be used to buy legal forms (like wills or leases), MP3 songs, or screen savers...
...will soon have a new weapon in the fight against "slamming," the notorious practice in which a long-distance provider swipes your account without your permission--subjecting you to big charges. Under new FCC guidelines that take effect in the next two months, slamming victims can pay their chosen carrier at normal rates instead of paying the higher, disputed bill. Also, telcos will no longer be able to make a switch just because you failed to mail back a firm "no" to their offer...