Cell phone etiquette : An article from: Office Solutionsby Edwin Powell
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Editorial ReviewsBook Description The proliferation of mobile telephones has fostered a backlash against rude cell phone users. Cell phone abuse is the most common and most disliked e-etiquette faux pas in today's technological environment, says pollster Frank Luntz. According to a survey, places where it is considered rude to allow a cell phone to ring include during an important meeting (83%) or a religious service (82%). Lesser infractions include talking on a cell phone while riding in a car (23%) or at a store (15%) and participating in a conference call via cell phone (12%). The push for responsible and courteous cell phone use is finding support among a variety of cell phone industry players. Service provider U.S. Cellular has published a list of seven wireless etiquette tips on its Website and distributes them in its retail stores and sales kiosks in Wal-Mart stores. The list advises users to: 1. focus on safety, 2. observe wireless-free quiet areas, 3. respect others in crowded areas, 4. speak in low conversational tones, 5. make amends gracefully for the occasional cellular faux pas, 6. use available technology to avoid the aforementioned faux pas, and 7. to think first of the people in close proximity instead of those on the other end of the phone. This digital document is an article from Office Solutions, most recently published by Quality Publishing, Inc. on March 31, 2001. The length of the article is 1893 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Cell phone etiquette Author: Edwin Powell Publication: Office Solutions (Feature) Date: March 31, 2001 Publisher: Quality Publishing, Inc. Volume: 18 Issue: 3 Page: 13-16 Distributed by ProQuest Information and Learning |