Man set fire to the equipment after reading coronavirus claims
A man has been jailed for three years for an attack on a phone mast in Liverpool, reports the BBC website. Searches for 5G and coronavirus were found on his phone, and he had a ‘genuinely held view about the masts’. Michael Whitty, who had 29 previous convictions, admitted arson. The cost of the damage was estimated at £10,000 to £15,000 and the mast was out of action for 11 days. The attack was one of 13 that had taken place in the Merseyside area. Read more.
A man has been jailed for three years for an attack on a phone mast in Liverpool. Searches for 5G and coronavirus were found on his phone
- Theme:
- Infrastructure and Spectrum: 5G and next generation networks, Content: innovation, regulation and markets
- Region:
- Europe
- Series:
- Regulatory Watch
