> 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.
> You haven't been reading the news onformatting linkhave you?
You are right, I hadn't. So I went and did. Seven enforcement letters over the course of a week is what I found. I could find you the evidence for seven enforcement letters about every seventy seconds along any stretch of freeway near any major city.
So my use of "never" was inaccurate; in a tiny fraction of the cases, somebody from the FCC attempts to enforce the regulations. It's still such a tiny fraction as to have negligible effect, and I doubt that the stern warnings about possessing/using cellphone jammers will be followed up with enough enforcement to make a difference there either.
And I stand by my claim that the govt in general would have at least more respect if they didn't write laws/regulations that they won't enforce in any meaningful way.
>Walt