NYC shuts off cellphone service in tunnels

Service is back to normal yesterday afternoonm but NYC pulled the plug on four places underground where the wireless carriers had extended their coverage: the Holland, Lincoln, Midtown, and Battery tunnels.

Following last week's bombings in London, the MTA and Port Authority were worried about terrorists using cellphones to remotely detonate bombs in the tunnels. [via Engadget]

emily | 10:41 AM | Cell Phones used by Terrorists |
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