Partner Communications an Israeli mobile phone manufacturer want’s to accommodate the Orthodox Jewish community and make a Kosher phone.
Phones from Partner Communications will have text and Internet services deactivated, which is how the ultra-Orthodox wants them. Partner is falling into line with rival phone suppliers in an attempt to please the million-strong Orthodox Jewish communities.
Rabbis have previously warned that the Internet can expose the Orthodox to corrupting influences and no-doubt some text spam could also fall into this category.
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