Re-Report: FCC Calls Operation Chokehold “Irresponsible,” Fake Steve Backs Down
from cultofmac.com
As the FCC calls Fake Steve’s fast-growing Operation Chokehold “irresponsible,” Fake Steve is backing down from the protest he started as a joke.
Contacted by ABCNews, the chief of the FCC’s public safety and homeland security bureau warned iPhone users against crashing AT&T’s network. In a statement, he said:
“Threats of this nature are serious and we caution the public to use common sense and good judgment when accessing the Internet from their commercial mobile devices… To purposely try to disrupt or negatively impact a network with ill-intent is irresponsible and presents a significant public safety concern.”
As reported earlier, Fake Steve’s Operation Chokehold — which started as a joke — is growing fast. The number of Facebook fans has jumped from about 300 on Tuesday to more than 2,000 by Wednesday afternoon.
I totally didn’t know about this, but I am not surprised that AT&T has gained the ire of the masses because of it’s network’s performance and policies. I am, obviously, a person on AT&T’s network, with no complaints because my area doesn’t get sucky anything from the company. The only time that I’ve complained about my service is when I’m traveling throughout Florida. AT&T sucks in Tampa, Tallahassee, various parts of Central and Northeast Florida, etc. Just plain crap. But as for where I live for the most of the year, it’s smooth sailing 3G all the way, and raaaaarely is a phone call dropped.
I do dislike one thing with the heat of thousand suns (drama, lol). iPhone owners cannot stream live video like some other phones on their network.
I wonder what AT&T is planning to do to remedy their poor 3G network coverage. According to Verizon, they have the largest 3G network coverage in America. I guess I can take them at their word, right? Too Naive? Eh.
You can read Fake Steve’s response earlier this week (December 16th) about how this little joke spun out of control here.
