BART statement on killing wireless service in stations on Aug. 11, in anticipation of civil unrest

BART statement on killing wireless service in stations on Aug. 11, in anticipation of civil unrest

(Image contributed to the BB Flickr Pool by Bhautik Joshi) Finally, here is BART’s cop-out explanation for why they shut down wireless service in Bay Area stations on Aug. 11. BART temporaril…

via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2011/08/12/bart-statement-on-killing-wireless-service-in-stations-on-aug-11-in-anticipation-of-civil-unrest.html

Good thing the Bay Area subway system operators are taking a cue from Hosni Mubarak! Because, you know, if an actual riot had occurred, it’s not like anyone affected would have had any need to communicate for help or anything.