The U.S and 55 other countries left WCIT last week without signing the treaty after extensive negotiations led to a treaty text that included language on spam, security, and government control of the Internet.

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Incompatibilities between networks led to a long delay in enabling text messaging from one network to another.

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Last year over 1 million text messages were sent across our service (10x growth YoY) and end-consumers using text messages and a hotline provided anonymous tips that led to the recovery of stolen anti-malaria drugs.

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But when he prepared for a medical flight in August of 2011 -- while simultaneously engaging in a private text conversation -- he set into motion events that led to the deaths of four people, including himself.

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That has led to a change in how we utilize these mobile devices from phone calls and text to gaming, streaming audio and video, social networking and more.

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After resistance from oil-producing countries led by Venezuela, from America, and from poor countries worried by costs, the final text includes no targets for the use of renewable energy sources such as wind, sunlight and waves.

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In June Microsoft led a project in Tirupur to roll out an order-tracking application that knitters could access over the Web by text messaging.

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