Facilities-based carriers would need a court order before intentionally disrupting...
Facilities-based carriers would need a court order before intentionally disrupting phone service, according to a new bill introduced in the California state legislature Wednesday. The bill, SB-1160, says facilities-based carriers that interconnect with the public switched telephone network “shall not…
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intentionally interrupt, suspend, or disconnect service to a particular user or to a geographic area” unless they can prove probable cause that the service would be used to assist in illegal activities and be a threat to public safety. State Senator Alex Padilla said he introduced the bill in response to the Bay Area Rapid Transit Agency’s shutdown of mobile services during public protests in August. “For decades, California law has required a court order to interrupt or shut down traditional telephone service,” he said. The bill would “extend those protections to the modern telecommunication networks and preempt any local government or agency policy that allows shut down of service without court review.” It will also protect the public’s access to 911 services, he said.