FCC to Investigate BART Wireless Shutdown
Aug 15, 2011, 5:56 PM by Eric M. Zeman
A spokesperson for the Federal Communications Commission has indicated that the government is going to look into the San Francisco BART system's recent shutdown of cellular service along portions of its transit network. On August 11, the BART system shut down cellular phone service at select stations for a period of three hours in order to disrupt a planned protest. "Any time communications services are interrupted, we seek to assess the situation," said spokesperson Neil Grace in an email to IDG News Service. "We are continuing to collect information about BART's actions and will be taking steps to hear from stakeholders about the important issues those actions raised, including protecting public safety and ensuring the availability of communications networks." Public interest groups say the action infringed on free speech (by interrupting the protest) and also put the public at risk because the 911 emergency response system was also unavailable in the stations where service was turned off.
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The law breaking the law
I hate cops. I just laugh when I hear stories about a pig's misfortune.
In all reality though...trolling?
Your protest of law enforcement holds no ground here considering it was BART who broke the law and BART is in...
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