Local officials have noticed a disconnect in recent years in the number of applications for new cell towers.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina lawmakers want to add a surcharge to prepaid cell phones and Internet phone lines to help pay for local 911 service.

An upgrade to the county’s 911 service will soon help dispatchers pinpoint the location of people making emergency calls on cell phones.

Concerns about how a possible cell phone ban on town roads would be enforced dominated Monday night’s public forum on the issue. If put into motion, the ban would prohibit residents from using cell phones while driving in Chapel Hill town limits.

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Local officials have noticed a disconnect in recent years in the number of applications for new cell towers.

Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is asking her fans to sign a pledge to stop texting while driving.