Hey Ma, look, no hands! California ban drives hands-free sales.

RCR Wireless News, September, 2006

Byline: PHIL CARSON Say what you want about the relative impacts of gorgeous weather, sloppy food, unruly children or even demanding conversations on drivers' attention and, therefore, everyone's safety. But in California-the nation's most populous state-the debate is over. Earlier this month it became the fourth state to ban talking on handsets while driving unless drivers use a hands-free device.

The ban puts significant voice revenue for network operators on the line-from 10 to 30 percent of all mobile voice calls globally are made from inside motor vehicles, depending on the region, according to analyst Neil Mawston of Strategy Analytics. And that will drive carrier, vendor and independent retailer promotions for and sales of hands-free devices,...

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