The debate has sparked at least one organization to question whether Verizon has the right to insist the information remain private. "So long as the sources (the publisher) used were public information and (the publisher) had no reason to suspect they were stolen, they've got a right to publish. That's what the First Amendment is all about," said Fred Von Lohman, a senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an online civil liberties group. The Federal Communications Commission said it does not have any regulations on publicizing the details of coverage areas.

The same site reportedly posted similar listings of Sprint PCS, A Sprint PCS spokesman declined comment, The Verizon Wireless spokesman said it asked another Web site, which linked to the controversial information, saharabasics armband for most cell phones - black to remove the link, A Web site voluntarily removes information about the roaming plans of Verizon Wireless customers, which some believe showed the carrier's coverage area is shrinking, The site agreed to remove the information after being contacted by Verizon Wireless on Aug, 9, according to Verizon Wireless spokesman Brian Wood..

CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. Nextel intends to begin selling six new pre-paid phone plans in September, starting in California and Nevada. Plans for a nationwide service depends on how the plans are received in test markets, the company said in a statement. Along with being pre-paid, other features considered teen-friendly include color screens and games, the company said. Cell phone service providers have been increasingly targeting 18 to 25 year olds, seen as the most lucrative wireless market for the next several years. Carriers believe that most adults inclined to buy a cell phone already have done so, while less than 20 percent of all teenagers and college students own their own phones, according to analyst estimates.

Market saharabasics armband for most cell phones - black research firm The Yankee Group believes that 74 percent of those between the ages of 18 and 25 will own phones by 2006, the largest percentage of any other market segment owning cell phones by that time, Researcher Cahners In-Stat believes there will be 43 million wireless youth subscribers by the end of the decade, Virgin Mobile, a joint venture between Sprint PCS and Virgin Group, has jumped into the market, selling phones ranging in price from $99 to $199, The phones offer teen-friendly features, such as a variety of ring tones and the ability to store hundreds of phone numbers..

Similar to Sprint PCS, Nextel has teamed with an outside firm and created a joint venture to handle much of the marketing and sales and to design the phones and features. The Nextel joint venture, Boost Mobile, brings Boost, an Irvine, Calif.-based company specializing in selling wireless devices, to the 18-to-25-year-old market. The prices of Nextel's phones and services will be revealed in September, Kelly said. With its forthcoming phones and services that will include color screens and games, the company joins a growing number of wireless carriers catering to teenagers and young adults.