The door-to-door service, he says, will be intended to reassure parents who have safety fears about their children travelling to school unaccompanied.

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But so far only six people have registered to use the service which takes them door-to-door.

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"The addition of 4G LTE smartphones to our device line-up opens the door for consumers to get faster internet service when and where they need it, " said Pat Riordan, president and CEO of Cellcom.

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The fact that other local business owners quickly jumped in to assist him brick-up the front door leads me to believe there are larger customer service issues brewing.

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Google and Verizon made their announcement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ended closed-door talks with service providers and internet companies to find a consensus on the principle of net neutrality.

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It hopes that companies will be attracted to a service that offers seven-day, door-to-door delivery for half the price of air freight delivery of four to six days.

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Birchbox, for the uninitiated, is the NYC-based business of Beauchamp and fellow Harvard alum Haley Barna, is a subscription-based service that delivers a monthly box of beauty samples to your door.

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Defense Secretary Gates, who is adamant about closing the door on the world's only fifth-generation fighter in service, does not intend to be outmaneuvered.

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