Groups Ask FCC to Rule Against BART's Mobile Phone Shutdown PCWorld - Grant Gross - Aug 29, 2011 The emergency petition asks the FCC to rule immediately so that other government agencies don't try to copy BART's tactics. BART appears ready to shut down mobile phone service again for similar reasons, the groups said. "The petition isn't really ... San Francisco's BART cellphone shutdown prompts complaint to FCC Washington Post (blog) - Cecilia Kang - Aug 29, 2011 FCC spokesman Neil Grace said that the agency received the petition and that officials are “reviewing the petition and are continuing our assessment to collect information about BART's actions and the important issues those actions raised. ... Public Knowledge Asks FCC to Clarify BART Cell Phone Service Shutdown Broadcasting & Cable - John Eggerton - Aug 29, 2011 By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/29/2011 4:14:54 PM Public Knowledge has joined with a number of interest groups to ask the FCC to clarify that the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) shut-down of cell phone service Aug. 11 was out of bounds. ... Groups petition FCC to declare BART illegally blocked cell access The Hill (blog) - Brendan Sasso - Aug 29, 2011 In the petition to the FCC, the public interest groups argued Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) violated the Communications Act of 1934, when on Aug. 11 it shut down access to cellular networks in four downtown subway stations to disrupt a planned protest ... Groups Urge FCC To Declare California Cellphone Stoppage Illegal National Journal - Josh Smith - Aug 29, 2011 That elicited howls of criticism from civil liberties organizations and sparked an investigation by the FCC. "We are reviewing the petition and are continuing our assessment to collect information about BART's actions and the important issues those ...]]>
