DreamSiren007
02-03-2005, 03:02 PM
Due to a technophiliac society that runs rampant with feature-filled cellular and internet gadgets, many people are free to place calls to anyone from anywhere in the nation. The popularity of such mobile devices and the Federal Communications Commission's number portability regulation provides the convenience of utilizing area codes different from wireless subscribers' street addresses for practical or even egotistical reasons (think 212 for New York City). A few companies, including those in the fast-food delivery chain, experience difficulties in adapting to these changes, only accepting orders from landline-based phones to confirm legitimate residential locations. Click here (http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,66437,00.html?tw=wn_story_page_prev2) for the complete story.