Schumer Targets Cellphone 'Dead Zones' in New York

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wants New Yorkers to report to him what he calls “cell phone dead zones” and plans to transmit that data to the relevant carriers. “Cell phones are essential for New Yorkers, but what good is a cell phone unless you have good coverage?” Schumer, a member of Democratic leadership, said in a news release Tuesday. “New Yorkers are using wireless carriers far more than landlines to keep in touch with loved ones and to place important calls and so, our wireless carriers need to make sure our cell phone coverage is uninterrupted. I’m urging New Yorkers from all over to submit dead zone locations to my website so that wireless carriers can make sure they are fixed.” The form on his website asks New Yorkers to rate the coverage 1-5 in quality and asks for precise information on where these dead zones exist.