SF cell shutdown: Safety issue, or hint of Orwell? (boston.com)

August 14, 2011 12:00 am

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Bay Area Rapid Transit officials infringed on the First Amendment rights of demonstrators by shutting down power to cellular towers in order to disrupt a protest, after learning that the demonstrators intended to coordinate their activities via mobile devices.

http://articles.boston.com/2011-08-14/business/29887029_1_free-speech-so…

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