> These devices were concentrated within 35 miles of the global meeting of the United Nations General Assembly now underway in New York City. Given the timing, location and potential for significant disruption to New York telecommunications posed by these devices, the agency moved quickly to disrupt this network.

Seems odd that the most important use they can highlight for cell service in NYC is accessing Google Maps. Not accessing 911, not some other vital use of cell service, but Google Maps.

NYC is full of free Wifi all over the place. So many McDs, Starbucks, and other restaurants and sites you can get Google Maps anywhere.

Also, how would 100,000 phones in a single cell affect the network. Isn't this pretty normal for any major concert or sporting event?