A WHOPPING three quarters of Londoners have given the thumbs down to plans to have a mobile network on the underground.
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Yesterday saw confirmation by Chinese telecoms giant Huawei that they wish to install the system in time for the London Olympics in 2012. Yet in a new poll of 1,094 Londoners by comparison site GoodMobilePhones.co.uk only 24 per cent want the scheme to go ahead.
Of the 76 per cent opposed to the underground cellular network, a third said they were worried about the threat from muggers or thieves for those passengers brandishing mobiles on the tube. 16 per cent feared their mobile phone bills would increase.
Further criticism has come from security experts who suggest terrorists could use the network to set off explosive devices remotely using their mobile phones.
It’s not known what percentage of Londoners simply dread the sound of their fellow commuters droning on endlessly about business deals, boyfriends and football.
