Cell service shut off indefinitely in 4 NYC commuter tunnels – UPDATED

Boing Boing documents the quick imposition and then reversal of a cell phone ban in the Lincoln and Holland tunnels in NY. Apparently they were concerned over the risk that remotely detonated devices presented, but (as the NYPD apparently pointed out) the idea of having a place where people cannot use their cell phones to inform fire, police or other agencies of emergency situations inside the tunnel is not not without its risks either.