CIAJ proposes to power off cellphones in certain areas

Japan’s CIAJ (Communications and Information Network Association of Japan) industry body wants to form a working group that will come up with a solution to automatically switch off cellphones when cell phone users enter certain public areas. Why does the industry body take a restrictive approach instead of teaching users the manners of cellphone usage?

The reason of such totalitarian action has the explanation in the recent report, claiming that cell phones can disrupt the work of some medical equipment. To prevent it from happening, the CIAJ offered to develop a technical solution that will restrict the usage of cell phones in such sensitive public areas as hospitals or transportation systems.

So far, the CIAJ’s initiative failed to get a visible support from major telecoms players, but the body is expected to continue its efforts of forming a working group.

Source: IT Media