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AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH MWCA OR CTIA Kimberly Oser Publisher Jules Denton Senior Associate Publisher Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director JoEllen Lowry • Jeanie Catron • Karrie Welborn Associate Editors Yasmine Brown Art Director Jonathan Schieffer Graphic Designer Caitlyn McGrath • Sarah Glenn Customer Service Managers Jay Watson • Hannah Stefanovich Show Logistics & Distribution John Pechota Sales Floor Manager Marcos Morhaim Senior Account Manager Steven Taylor Account Manager Tara Neal Director of Operations Enrico Cecchi European Sales Wireless World is published by Oser Communications Group ©2017 All rights reserved. Executive and editorial offices at: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300/Fax: 520.721.6300 European offices located at Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini, 11, 50125 Florence, Italy www.osercommunicationsgroup.com Lee M. Oser Founder Wireless World Thursday, September 14, 2017 4 Cell Phones for Soldiers Offers Free Communication Services and More to Troops and Veterans Military members often need a commu- nication lifeline with family and friends, even after returning from deployment. Cell Phones for Soldiers is a lifeline for America's bravest. The charity continues to provide troops with free airtime even after they return home. It relies on dona- tions of funds and gently used cell phones to fund its efforts to send prepaid phone cards to military members and provide emergency funds to assist veter- ans in need with communication services and more. "It's really important to provide domestic airtime for veterans. Right now they're being priced out of the market. A lot of these guys are making $30,000 or less," says Cell Phones for Soldiers co- Founder Rob Bergquist. "Being able to provide domestic airtime is important. It's one way we can help men and women as they come home from serving our country." Cell Phones for Soldiers is a 13-year old national non-profit dedicated to serving troops and veterans with free communication serv- ices and emergency fund- ing. The program pro- vides a lifeline for mili- tary members while they are overseas and for veterans who have returned home but may still be isolated from the family and community services they need to help them through the tran- sition. Cell Phones for Soldiers is the wireless industry's leading charitable recycler of electronics. Since 2004, it has recycled more than 15 million cell GoBat 12000 Rugged Portable Backup Battery Wireless mobile devices like smart- phones and tablets consume power. The more things we do with them, the quick- er that power is depleted. That's why backup batteries have become such an essential component in our arsenal of mobile accessories. With today's active lifestyles, having reliable, durable, com- pact portable power is mandatory since no one wants to run out of power during that important call or while your favorite navigation app is guiding you to your destination. GoBat™ 12000 (Part #RPB12) is a member of the GoBat family of rugged portable backup batteries for charging your devices in virtually any outdoor environment. They work great in the indoors too, by the way! There is also a GoBat 6000 Rugged Portable Backup Battery (Part #RPB6) and both the 12000 and 6000 also come in RealTree ® edi- tions. A great portable backup battery begins with durability. This rugged backup battery has been built and tested to endure the rigors of the o u t d o o r s . The rigid high-impact polycarbon- ate housing earned the GoBat 12000 a Military Spec 810G Drop/Shock rating. Scosche put this bat- tery to the test. Dropping, kicking and throwing it around; even running it over with Jeeps in Moab, Utah. It has not yet found an everyday scenario that damages the GoBat 12000. IP68 waterproof/dust- proof is another important rating this bat- tery has earned. With the watertight flap closed, this battery is protected from dust ingress and long-time water immersion Continued on Page 25 Continued on Page 25