Cell Phone Courtesy Month

July is National Cellphone Courtesy Month – an event Jacqueline Whitmore founded in 2002 with the intent to encourage the increasingly unmindful corps of cell phone users to be more respectful of their surroundings by using some simple etiquette principles.

“Wireless phones and other electronic devices have become so important to keeping people in touch with information they want and need,” says Whitmore. “It’s important to educate people about the proper way to use these devices so that they’re still in touch but not annoying those around them.” Since founding National Cell Phone Courtesy Month, Whitmore has partnered with Sprint to help educate the public about the importance of wireless phone etiquette.