{"id":3648,"date":"2011-06-09T12:52:08","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T12:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=1212"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:08:09","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:08:09","slug":"half-of-states-old-cell-phones-eliminated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/half-of-states-old-cell-phones-eliminated\/","title":{"rendered":"Half of State\u2019s Old Cell Phones Eliminated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/mobile.gif\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1213\" title=\"mobile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/mobile.gif\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1213 lazyload\" title=\"mobile\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/mobile.gif\"><\/a>Almost 50 per cent of state issued old cell phones in San Francisco in the United States have been eliminated, according to Governor Jerry Brown.&nbsp; Brown, who gave an executive order in January to reduce the number of state issued cell phones in a bid to cut costs, says that 44 per cent \u2013 almost 30,000 \u2013 of all cell phones that have been given to state employees have been recalled and will not be replaced.&nbsp; The cuts have not finished yet, either, with Brown saying that almost another 4,000 state issued cell phones will need to be eliminated before his target of a 50 per cent reduction has been reached, a target that will ultimately save the state an absolute minimum of 13 million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>5,000 requests for exemptions have been received and are being considered, but Brown says any exemptions will only be given in exceptional circumstances.&nbsp; \u201cIn my Executive Order I made it clear that exemptions will only be granted if phones are mission critical or tied to public safety,\u201d he notes.&nbsp; \u201cWe will deny exemption requests \u2013 or force deeper cuts to other agencies and departments \u2013 to ensure the fifty percent reduction is realized within thirty days.\u201d&nbsp; Brown ensured that he could not be accused of hypocrisy by getting rid of his own state issued cell phone the moment that he gave the executive order at the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost 50 per cent of state issued old cell phones in San Francisco in the United States have been eliminated, according to Governor Jerry Brown.  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