Tom Ridge, Telecom Investor?

Tired of Cellular service blackouts? The FCC wants cell companies to report widespread area network outages, just as landline telephone companies have had to do. But the Dept. Of Homeland Security is afraid that terrorists might seek out this vulnerability.

And if terrorists won't, then consumers will. Landline services have improved each time they publicly report widespread outages of service. With cell service that is shitty (I mean you AT&T, Cingular) why would anyone want to hinder improvements?

Well for one thing the wireless companies. Improving wireless networks is relatively expensive in comparison to "innovations" like camera phones. (call me crazy, but wouldn't a real innovation be a cell phone that doesn't drop a call?) So really its not the terrorists the telephone companies are protecting us from, its the revolt of their customers.