French Cinemas Silence Cell Phones
Film screenings and theater performances in France may soon be free from the unwanted interruption of ringing cell phones, following a decision by the French Minister of Industry Patrick Devedjian.
Source: PC WorldDevedjian signed into law a provision allowing cinema and theatre owners to install cell-phone jammers to prevent their customers from making or receiving calls during performances. The change, proposed by the Autorite de Regulation des Telecommunications (ART), the French telecommunications regulator, will take effect once it is published in the Journal Officiel, the French paper of record. Would-be jammers must take care not to disrupt calls outside the auditorium, and not to interfere with the ability to make emergency calls.
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