Why Cell Phone Outage Reports Are Secret

Iria · Dec 15, 2006, 07:58 PM

Source: The Red Tape Chronicles
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Consumers have no idea how reliable their cell phone service will be when they buy a phone and sign a long-term contract. The Federal Communications Commission could offer some guidance, but it won't. The agency refuses to make public a detailed database of cell phone provider outages that it has maintained since 2004.

Dec 15, 2006, 07:58 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Why Cell Phone Outage Reports Are Secret Source: The Red Tape Chronicles ___________ Consumers have no idea how reliable their cell phone service will be when they buy a phone and sign a long-term contract. The Federal Communications Commission could offer some guidance, but it won't. The agency refuses to make public a detailed database of cell phone provider outages that it has maintained since 2004.