New Government 2 Way-Radio Leaves Some Citizens Powerless

       
NEWS: NEW GOVERNMENT RADIO SYSTEM IS RENDERING CONSUMERS'
GARAGE DOOR OPENERS USELESS; CITIZENS URGED TO TAKE ACTION

Living in the twenty-first century, we take the little
things for granted - cell phones, mp3 players, laptop
computers.  But
   what happens when one of America's most widely used wireless
devices -- a remote controlled garage door opener -- is taken
   away, especially when it's the result of the government's
actions?  Many consumers want to know!

According to the Federal Communications Commission, there
are fifty-six million remote-controlled garage door openers
installed
   in the United States. And for the fifty million that operate
at 390 megahertz, a new radio system being installed by the
Department
   of Defense will make most of these garage door openers
obsolete.  The DOD is unilaterally installing a two-way radio
system
   at military bases nationwide that will overpower not only
tens of millions of residential units, but also millions of
access
   systems used by businesses, fire stations, hospitals and
warehouses.

Currently this problem is only affecting certain areas of
Florida and Pennsylvania, but, because the Department of
Defense
   says the new radio system will be deployed nationwide, the
problem is expected to spread. That means more than fifty
million
   consumers might be affected - with a price tag of four to
eight billion dollars.	Residents are urged to call their
elected
   representatives in congress or visit
safeandsecureaccess.org.