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  2. PageNet - Wikipedia

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    PageNet. PageNet, also known as Paging Network, Inc., was founded in 1981 by entrepreneur George Perrin and ceased in 1999. The company grew to become the largest wireless messaging company in the world, with more than 10 million pagers in service, and $1 billion in revenues, before the paging industry's rapid decline in the late 1990s.

  3. Who still uses pagers anyway? - AOL

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    The UK's NHS was using around 130,000 pagers in 2019, more than one in 10 of the world's pagers, according to the government. More up-to-date figures were not available. Doctors working in ...

  4. What we know about firm linked to Lebanon pagers

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    This indicated that a Taiwanese company - Gold Apollo - could have been involved in the pagers' manufacture. However, the firm put out a strongly worded statement denying any involvement, saying ...

  5. Are our smartphones safe? Exploding pagers pose new threat ...

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    Pagers across Lebanon have exploded in what appears to be a highly advanced and unexpected deadly attack. At least 12 people are dead and thousands have been injured in the incident.

  6. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...

  7. Can you hear me? (alleged telephone scam) - Wikipedia

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    Investigating reports of the supposed scam, Snopes noted that all purported scam targets only reported being victimized after hearing about the scam in news reports. Snopes had contacted the Better Business Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Consumer Federation of America, none of whom could provide evidence of an individual having been financially defrauded after receiving one of ...

  8. Ripoff Report - Wikipedia

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    Ed Magedson. URL. www.ripoffreport.com. Launched. December 8, 1998. Current status. Online. Ripoff Report is a private for-profit website founded by Ed Magedson. [1] The Ripoff Report has been online since December 1998 and is operated by Xcentric Ventures, LLC which is based in Tempe, Arizona. [2]

  9. Bulgaria to probe company links to pagers that exploded in ...

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    Bulgarian media reports allege that a Sofia-based company called Norta Global Ltd had facilitated the sale of the pagers, which exploded across Lebanon on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding ...