Communications giant AT&T has announced that it has been forced to at least temporarily abandon its parental control service for children's cell phones.
Dubbed Smart Limits, the service could potentially interfere with the children's access to the 911 emergency number, AT&T admitted. The company said that though user's who had cell phones with Smart Service could call 911, they were often cut off and the operator would be incapable of calling them back. AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel said: "The service was very well received by customers in the first few weeks it was available.
"But the safety and security of our customers comes first. We plan to reintroduce the service as quickly as we possibly can." Smart Limits allows parents to block calls from certain numbers, as well as block any calls coming in from numbers that are not recognized. Additionally, if there is a web browsing service on the phone, the service can block access to certain websites.
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