Mobile phone plan for Tube users

Passengers will be able to use their mobile phones on all parts of the London underground by 2008, reports the BBC.

"London mayor Ken Livingstone has announced plans to install transmitters which will also allow access to wireless internet and digital radio.

In the down side, concerns were raised by the Liberal Democrats last year about the security risks of such plans. And both the Lib Dems and the Conservatives warned the new technology could allow terrorists to detonate bombs remotely. "

emily | 6:24 PM | News, Buzz |
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