When Accident Group, an insurance company in the UK, ran out of money earlier this year, 2, 500 staff received an SMS on their mobile phone telling them to call a number.

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As for the debates, they have entered into the final rounds, in which candidates who received the greatest SMS support in initial rounds are granted more time to discourse.

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The phone, which has yet to be officially named, has a screen comprised of a grid of pins, which move up and down to form into Braille shapes and characters whenever an SMS message or email is received.

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The FSA noted that if any relevant conversation (from voice, SMS to IM) be received or commenced on private communication equipment, they would expect the call to be terminated immediately and the conversation diverted to a recorded business line.

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