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FCC solicits comment on government cell phone shutdowns

In the wake of San Francisco transit officials' controversial decision last August to temporarily shut down cellular phone service in downtown subway stations in anticipation of disruptive protests,

BART backtracks on cellphone service interruption

Four months after a controversial decision to temporarily shut down cellphone service in four public transit stations in anticipation of disruptive protests, Bay Area Rapid Transit officials say they

BART cellphone shutdown sparks FCC petition

A bevy of public interest groups called on the Federal Communications Commission Aug. 29 to issue a preemptive ruling against local government suspension of commercial cellular service. In an

BART in cell phone shutdown imbroglio

A temporary disruption of cellular phone service by transit officials in four downtown San Francisco subway stations on Aug. 11 in anticipation of disruptive protests has provoked heated reactions.