Mobile Phones And National Parks
A story like this one seems to show up every six months or so. As wireless carriers work to cover just about every possible location with mobile phone coverage, people used to being totally disconnected at national parks are getting annoyed with seeing people hiking around chatting away or they're pissed off at seeing cell towers rise above natural landmarks. While I can understand the complaints, just like elsewhere, it's more a question of etiquette and safety. It's important to teach people mobile phone etiquette to try to avoid situations where they shouldn't be on their mobile phones, but having phones work for safety purposes seems worthwhile.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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