On 10/7/2014 22:28, Roy wrote:
On 10/7/2014 7:34 PM, Larry Sheldon wrote:
On 10/7/2014 20:59, Roy wrote:
The SF Bay Area Rapid Transits System) turned off cellphones in 2011.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/BART-admits-halting-cell-service-to-stop-protests-2335114.php
and the FCC emphasis that future actions "recognizes that any
interruption of cell phone service poses serious risks to public safety"
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/BART-cell-phone-shutdown-rules-adopted-2344326.php
I see that as a fundamentally very different mater.
If I understand, they turned off repeaters ("towers") that they owned
and provided, in tunnels and other structures they owned--equipment
that they were under no obligation whatever to provide.
A reaction to "bright" marketing ideas that had not been thought-through.
BART's equipment was licensed by the FCC with a main reason being 911
access.
OK--not a Marketing idea, maybe. But still, all the options are in
BART's hands--they have emergency phones and people everywhere.
The cell service is not a requirement placed upon them, I am pretty sure.
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