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I am asking readers not to take part in this silly protest. Why? Because to the extent it hurts anyone, it won't hurt AT&T. The actual damage will be done to customers--businesses especially--running critical wireless apps during the protest hours.
The FCC tells ABC News that the danger is even more serious: Suppose a 911 call is blocked by protestors jamming AT&T's network and someone is injured as a result?
"Threats of this nature are serious and we caution the public to use common sense and good judgment when accessing the Internet from their commercial mobile devices," Jamie Barnett, chief of FCC's public safety and homeland security bureau, said in a statement. "To purposely try to disrupt or negatively impact a network with ill-intent is irresponsible and presents a significant public safety concern."
Lyons' should to call off this protest before somebody gets hurt as a result of it. And readers should avoid his blog until Lyons' apologizes for the mess he's created, perhaps unintentionally.
The FCC is right, intentionally disrupting critical infrastructure is irresponsible and presents a public safety concern. Is sending a message to AT&T really worth the damage it might cause some innocent bystander?
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1 edit | Using data isn't going to block anyone's 911 call. The FCC and these pundits are dopey. If AT&T can't handle the traffic, they shouldn't sell the plans...simple. And the day they cap is the day I move my services to their competitor.
And this dope is wrong if he thinks AT&T isn't being hurt by this. The network will certainly not have serious problems (and all those 911 calls go through just fine, until you are left on hold). All this press and attention to AT&T's network issues is plenty damaging however, so much so that they are in continuous damage control mode in the press. |
