Movie Theaters Want To Jam Your Cell Phone

John Fithian probably didn't expect the explosive reaction the blogsphere has given him since he advocated in a speech last month that movie theaters receive permission to jam cell phone signals. Fithian is the director of the National Association of Theater Owners so his words carry more weight than those of the average multiplex manager.

Fithian reportedly told an audience of movie theater owners that the trade association plans to petition the Federal Communications Commission for permission to jam cell phone signals. Media reports, especially in the Los Angeles Times, quote the association executive as saying that rude theater patrons are one reason why movie attendance is down.

Our friends at Movie Help Web say Fithian forgot to mention faster-to-DVD releases, the time-shifting availability of DVRs and growing prominence of on-demand movie channels, to say nothing of a little company called Netflix.

posted by Consumer Help Web Editorial Team at 6:41 PM |