The two carriers have launched E911 services in a small portion of the country, while AT&T Wireless, Cingular or T-Mobile have not launched any E911 services. But Sprint PCS and Verizon Wireless are having difficulties. In recent FCC filings, the carriers said the problems are not so much a technical as they are financial. They're concerned that the tough economic times might make it difficult for people to afford to upgrade their phones. The carrier is preparing to switch technologies it will use to locate people who dial 911 from a cell phone, according to sources and federal records.

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CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. Chambers joined Apple Computer Chief Executive Steve Jobs and former Netscape CEO Jim Barksdale among tech executives to get a $1 salary. "It's a good symbolic act. It sends a message to shareholders and institutional investors that he won't enrich himself with other people having lost money on the stock. And it sends a message to employees who aren't getting raises either," said Jon Holman, who heads executive recruiting firm The Holman Group.

"It's kind of stinky if people in the company are reaping huge bonanzas and the company is not performing.", Holman noted that given the wealth Chambers amassed from Cisco's stock during its huge run-up in the 1990s, he can afford the largely symbolic gesture, "I don't think you'll see a big trend with this among other CEOs, especially those who don't have a high net worth," Holman said, Last fiscal year, vincent van gogh blossoming almond tree iphone case Chambers received a salary of $268,131 and no bonus, However, he received 6 million options, During the year, he asked his board to lower his salary to $1..

"The committee agreed to honor this request until such a time as the committee deems it appropriate to return Mr. Chamber's base salary to a market-competitive level," the comapany stated in the SEC filing. Chambers also turned down the board's bonus, despite meeting the corporate and individual goals he set out, the filing stated. Although Cisco shares have taken a beating over the past year, along with many other tech stocks, the networking giant's share price has outperformed the S&P 500 and S&P Information Technology sector over the past five years.