Another person told the FCC that mobile service is a privilege, not a right. Protestors should not be allowed to abuse mobile services to intentionally disrupt public transportation or commerce, he wrote.

"It appears that our society is more concerned about liberties than being civil," he wrote. "I support the efforts of BART and other agencies to quell these anarchist groups before their actions and mischief cause greater public harm than that of a simple wireless disruption."

The IDG News Service