> FCC Re-iterates Cell-Phone Jammers Are Illegal
>
> Of course they say that. And every once in a while they dust off
> their announcement that broadcasting more than 5 watts on a CB radio
> is illegal and subjects the operator to fines and seizure of their
> equipment too. But they don't actually do it. They're stretched thin
> already trying to figure out where telecommunications is going so they
> can stay a little ahead of it, and they just don't bother with
> "crimes" that do not involve substantial amounts of money.
The FCC has engaged in a number of enforcement actions against outfits selling or using cellphone jammers. Google jammer site:
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IMHO, the preaching without the enforcement weakens repect for
> everything they do. If you don't have enough resources to enforce a
> law, better you don't have the law either. But nobody in Washington
> can imagine just removing a law, without replacing it with a more > complicated one.
Who said anything about removing a law or replacing one?
Michael D. Sullivan Bethesda, MD (USA) (Replace "example.invalid" with "com" in my address.)