California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a bill Thursday...
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a bill Thursday to prevent the arbitrary shutdown or interruption of cellphone service, said State Sen. Alex Padilla (D) in a news release (http://bit.ly/1eMN8q0). The bill was in response to the Bay Area Rapid…
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Transit (BART) shutdown of mobile services for three hours during public protests in August 2011, said Padilla. The BART board subsequently adopted a policy to allow service interruptions under certain circumstances, but it had no court review, said Padilla. The new law will make a statewide standard allowing service interruption only as directed by a court order based on probable cause and will preempt any conflicting local policies, he said. The bill’s provisions apply to any service used for calling 911, and it adds a process for a shutdown in “exigent circumstances” followed by a court review to determine whether free speech and public safety standards are met, said Padilla.