Known as the Personal Communication Sector ( PCS ) prior to 2004, it pioneered the " flip phone " with the MicroTAC-and, the " clam phone " with the StarTAC-in the mid-1990s.

AT & T Wireless launched UMTS services in the United States by the end of 2004 strictly using the existing 1900 MHz spectrum allocated for 2G PCS services.

In November 2004, PCS workers across government departments undertook a one-day strike in protest against government plans to cut the Civil Service by 20 %.

In 2004, following Cingular's acquisition of AT & T Wireless Services, BellSouth Mobility ceased to exist when it was legally merged into New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, the renamed former operating subsidiary of AT & T Wireless Services.

Hamas undertook a ceasefire with Israel in August 2004.

In 2004, UCCB undertook several studies on how to better position the institution locally, regionally and nationally.

In October 2004, the UPEI administration undertook an official campus plan to improve the aesthetics of modern buildings constructed since the amalgamation which do not enhance the original SDU design, and to take overall campus aesthetics into account for future developments on and adjacent to the campus.

In 2004 the E. U. undertook a major eastward enlargement, admitting 10 new member states ( eight of which were former communist states ).

In 2004, Jeffersonville was the subject of TLC Network television program Town Haul in which interior designer Genevieve Gorder, a regular designer for TLC's program Trading Spaces, undertook to make over several buildings in the town.

In October 2004 ( Tishrei 5765 ), a group of rabbis representing varied Orthodox communities in Israel undertook a ceremony in Tiberias, where the original Sanhedrin was disbanded, which is claimed to re-establish the body according to the proposal of Maimonides and the Jewish legal rulings of Rabbi Yosef Karo.

On January 9, 2004, Gray undertook his final interview, the subject of which was Ron Vawter, a deceased friend and colleague whom Gray met in the winter of 1972-73.

In 2004, the archaeologist Renata Peeters ( of the UCL Institute of Archaeology in London ) and the cultural anthropologist Frank Salomon ( of the University of Wisconsin ) undertook a project to conserve both the quipus in Rapaz and the building that it was in, due to their increasingly poor condition.

In late 2004 the ISG and the MCTs ( mobile collection teams ) undertook some counterinsurgency operations, although many details remain classified.

Little Birdy undertook their own concerts throughout Australia in 2004 and 2005.

In 2006, speculation arose that CBC Radio Two programming would undergo a format and branding change, similar to that which its French counterpart Espace musique undertook in 2004, although no specific plans were announced until January 2007.

In 2004 the original four-man lineup reunited and undertook a well-received reunion tour in 2005.

In 2004, the police undertook an operation clamping down on illegal clubs and brothels, causing many to go out of business.

Milov took his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport ( Tribunal Arbitral de Sport ) in Lausanne which found that FIDE " undertook extraordinary efforts to make sure that Claimant could participate in the WCC 2004 although such efforts could and should have been made earlier " and ultimately cleared FIDE of any ill-intentioned effort to exclude Milov, concluding " there is no ground for Claimant to claim damages from Respondent .".

Following the 2002 trial of the machines, in 2004 the government undertook plans to introduce a nationwide electronic voting system for the local and European Parliament elections.

In 2004, Capezzone came into light: he published his second book, Euroghost-Un fantasma si aggira per l ' Europa: l ' Europa ( English translation: Euroghost-A Ghost wanders through Europe: Europe itself ); he undertook a 54-days-last hunger strike ( with the Italian Radicals Treasurer, Rita Bernardini, and the death-penalty abolitionist organization Hands Off Cain President, Sergio D ' Elia ), asking to the Italian Parliament to pass a general pardon-law ; he wrote some op-ed articles for the Italian right-wing newspaper Libero and for The Washington Times.

In 2004 / 5 The Symondsbury Apple Project undertook research into Dorset's Orchard and cider history discovering that in Symondsbury parish there were over 100 acres of orchard in 1839.

In 2004, the company undertook a rebranding exercise and its main outlets are now known as Plumb Center, Build Center, Pipe Center, Parts Center, Drain Center, Climate Center and Integrated Supply Chain, ( formerly Maintenance Center ).

Dynegy undertook at strategy to move into coal-fired and hydroelectric electrical generation in 2004, and out of natural gas distribution and trading.

He undertook the Commercial Review of all the BBC's commercial activities and was responsible in 2004 for the sale of BBC Technology to Siemens Business Services, and in 2005, he led the sale of BBC Broadcast to Creative Broadcast Services Limited, a Macquarie Company.

In 2004 the linguist Alexandre François undertook the first descriptive study of these two languages, which is currently in progress.

Against the background of unprecedented increases in world fuel prices leading to record increases in wholesale and retail gas and electricity prices so that a typical household's energy bills more than doubled since early 2004 Ofgem undertook the Energy Supply Probe.

Linn School, a fully restored one-room schoolhouse, was the gift of brothers Oliver Hamilton and Merle Hamilton, who undertook the restoration of the building back to 1905 ; it was completed in 2004.

Exports: $ 445. 6 million ( 2004 )

Imports: $ 308. 8 million ( 2004 )

Restaurant industry sales are expected to reach a record high of $ 476 billion in 2005, an increase of 4. 9 percent over 2004 ...

As an offshore financial centre, the British Virgin Islands enjoys one of the more prosperous economies of the Caribbean region, with a per capita average income of around $ 38, 500 ( 2004 est.

Botswana is one of the 15 focus countries for PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief, and has received more than $ 230 million since the program began in January 2004 through September 2007.

Ruth's heavy Louisville Slugger solid ash wood bat sold for $ 1. 26 million at a Sotheby's auction in December 2004.

By the time of his death sales of the company had reached C $ 20 million, which is the equivalent of C $ 160 million in 2004 dollars.

Bacardi acquired the Cazadores blue agave tequila brand in 2002 and in 2004 purchased Grey Goose, a French made vodka, from Sidney Frank for $ 2 billion.

$ 2. 52 million ( 2004 )

$ 866. 9 million ( 2004 )

Its 2002 / 2003 / 2004 funding includes around $ 10 million for economic development, up to $ 5 million for the development of democratic institutions, about $ 5 million for the return of population affected by war and between 2 and 3 million dollars for the " mitigation of adverse social conditions and trends ".

However, in October 2004, the Cuban government announced an end to this policy: from November US dollars would no longer be legal tender in Cuba, but would instead be exchanged for convertible pesos ( since April 2005 at the exchange rate of $ 1. 08 ) with a 10 % tax payable to the state on the exchange of US dollars cash — though not on other forms of exchange.

In addition, the already strong cross-border trade links between Colombia and Venezuela were solidified in July 2004 with an agreement to build a US $ 320 million natural gas pipeline between the two countries, to be completed in 2008.

The church posted an $ 8 million financial loss in fiscal 2003, and in 2004 cut 125 jobs, a quarter of the staff, at the Christian Science Monitor.

In 2004, London, the Parliament, Effects of Sun in the Fog ( Londres, le Parlement, trouée de soleil dans le brouillard ) ( 1904 ), sold for US $ 20. 1 million.

2004 — Prime Minister Robert Woonton visits China ; Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao grants $ 16 million in development aid.

In 2004, he starred in the horror – thriller Saw which, at a budget of a little over $ 1 million, grossed over $ 100 million worldwide.

As a result, the government deficit increased to US $ 17 million in 2004 from US $ 7 million in 2003.

There is very limited information for Djibouti ’ s current account ; the country ’ s merchandise trade deficit was estimated at US $ 737 million in 2004.

Beijing responded to Dominica's severing relations with the Republic of China by giving them a $ 12 million aid package, which includes $ 6 million in budget support for the year 2004 and $ 1 million annually for six years.