prepaid cellphone

In a move to fight organized crime and drug trafficking, Mexico is requiring prepaid cell-phone users to register their identities by an upcoming deadline. Some lawmakers in the U.S. are working on similar legislation, too.

Update: Assurance Wireless announced on Feb. 3 that it is lowering per minute charges for calls to 10 cents a minute. Assurance Wireless is offering a cellphone and 200 minutes of calls for free to low-income people -- a noble goal but one that could prove costly if the users stick with the free...