Retrieve location information from GPS satellites and the GPS receiver on a BlackBerry device

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Import the following classes:
- javax.microedition.location.LocationProvider
- javax.microedition.location.Criteria
Create an instance of a Criteria object.
```
Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
```
Invoke criteria.setCostAllowed(false) to specify that this mode does not incur cost.
Invoke LocationProvider.getInstance(), storing the returned object in a LocationProvider object.
```
LocationProvider provider = LocationProvider.getInstance(criteria);
```

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