NYC cellphone shutdown due to miscommunication?

It looks like shutting down cellphone service in at least two of the four NYC commuter tunnels over the past few days was the result of a “miscommunication” between the NYPD and the MTA (Metropolitan Transit Authority), reports Engadget.

"Service to the Midtown and Battery tunnels was restored yesterday after whatever the miscommunication was got cleared up. Service remains suspended in the Holland and Lincoln tunnels, which are overseen by the Port Authority of New York — they never consulted with the police in the first place, deciding to shut down service in the tunnels on their own authority amid fears for public safety following the London bombings.

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