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Before news crews got on the ground there, we did get all of this incredible raw footage from the disaster area that people could shoot themselves on their own cell phones. they could upload it, send it to friends and circulate it around the world before any mediation could ever take place. it was one of those striking moments when the democratization of pretty high-end technology, in this case cell phones with cameras, really changed the way we were able to see what was happening in this massive disaster in haiti, in real time. it turns out there was also a minor flip side to that phenomenon....

Her cell phone bill for $34,872. wow. with no warning from her cell phone provider she was exceeding her international text and data plan, she got hit with a $35,000 monthly bill. which she was legally liable to pay. as of today, cell phone companies being able to do that to you with no warning is over. it's at least come ing to the e. the cell phone industry will send alerts to their customers get close to their monthly voice, text or data limits. this isn't a new government regulation put on the industry. this changed to protect american consumers has come about only because of the threat of...