Nearly three days after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, Biloxi, Miss., and sections of the Gulf Coast, wireless and land line telephone service remains unavailable to many customers.

More people moving to Georgia, coupled with the explosive growth of wireless phones and Internet technologies, have led to the introduction of a new area code to complement the existing 706 area code in Georgia.

Cingular is allowing anyone who needs to use the phone access to make phone calls anywhere in the country from its retail stores in areas hit by Hurricane Katrina.

Most areas in Louisiana and Mississippi hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina lack both landline and wireless telephone service at this time, according to BellSouth and Cingular, the largest wireless provider in the area.

Verizon Wireless on Monday lowered its price for BroadbandAccess EV-DO data service to $59.99 per month for unlimited access.

Hurricane Katrina may cause disruptions in wireless telephone service, but there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself and help to ensure that you can get through when you need to.

BellSouth is prepared for the second landfall of Hurricane Katrina, expected in or near Louisiana, according to Merlin Villar, Regional Director for South Louisiana.

Thousands of VoIP users are set to be disconnected Monday under a recent FCC ruling regarding provisioning of enhanced 911 service on VoIP lines.

SBC Communications and Yahoo! on Wednesday announced the availability of the new Music Unlimited service, providing virtually unlimited music downloads for as low as $4.99 per month.

The introduction of a new area code in the Dominican Republic has sparked off a new wave of international telephone scams.