[175000] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: wifi blocking [was Re: Marriott wifi blocking]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Larry Sheldon)
Tue Oct 7 22:34:39 2014
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Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 21:34:30 -0500
From: Larry Sheldon <larrysheldon@cox.net>
To: nanog@nanog.org
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On 10/7/2014 20:59, Roy wrote:
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> The SF Bay Area Rapid Transits System) turned off cellphones in 2011.
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> http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/BART-admits-halting-cell-service-to-stop-protests-2335114.php
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> and the FCC emphasis that future actions "recognizes that any
> interruption of cell phone service poses serious risks to public safety"
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> 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.
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The fact that they are infallible; and,
The fact that they learn from their mistakes.
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