The FCC has received dozens of brief grassroots filings in...
The FCC has received dozens of brief grassroots filings in recent days on the issue of whether government authorities should be allowed to interrupt wireless service to protect the public safety. The FCC sought comment in a public notice last…
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week, though responses are not due until April 30 (CD March 2 p 14). “There should be no hesitation by the FCC to reestablish its regulatory control over cellphone usage from state and local governments,” said Peter Kastner of Westport, Mass. “The FCC would not hesitate to act if local governments started to willy-nilly shut down TV or radio stations. Why is the act of shutting down cell phone use any different than radio or TV transmissions?” Neil Forrester of Cambridge, Mass., said “the potential for abuse is tremendous, and that alone should be enough to kill any policy permitting the interruption of wireless service.”