29-10-2016 02:28 via alaskapublic.org

Mushers frustrated over cell phones on Iditarod trail

Mushers are expressing frustration over controversial rule changes the Iditarod made during a board meeting Friday.
Wade Marrs pulls in to Galena in the 2016 Iditarod. (Photo by Zach Hughes/KSKA)The race’s Trail Committee is upholding rule 35, which for the first-time ever will allow the use of two-way communication devices, including cell phones and satellite phones along the trail.
In a release, the organization writes that it thinks the measure will make for a safer race.
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