In Chicago, for example, the call will go over a 10-digit phone number, but it'll show up to the operator exactly the same way it would in New York.

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They had been told to dial a cell phone number at noon to learn where to show up:a drab conference room at the Golden Nugget.

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When people see one of these ads on an app, they can click to pop up a map, which will show all the Groupon deals that are nearby, along with the business address, phone number, etc.

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Perhaps it just goes to show that in business, strange things happen - like a rubber boot maker becoming mobile phone company number one.

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The 36-year-old former mobile phone salesman, who was signed by Cowell after winning the ITV1 show, has since gone on to have a number one album.

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Mr. Seidenberg is expected to unveil a number of such 4G devices at the Consumer Electronic Show in January, and said he expects the first phone to come out in February, ahead of the company's prior target of the first half of the year.

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