At wireless conference, silly services rule

reporter's notebook SAN FRANCISCO--Arnold Schwarzenegger impersonators are leaving voice mails for reporters, and a GPS-based game has people walking around while staring at their handset displays. Yes, cell phone owners, it's silly season.

Those wondering why long-standing cell phone coverage gaps never get fixed or what gives with the latest suspiciously named fee did well to avoid the showroom of the CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment 2004 conference here this week.

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