hey , they have to catch ya first.. i been jammin cell fones for nearly 2
years , right in front of the fcc, and they still cant get me ...ha ha
"BruceR" <razrbruce@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>
> > Scott wrote:
>>> Jer <gdunn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
>>> news:1392k4mg1j9k018@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> >> What part of
>>> "private property" is so difficult to understand? The front half or
>>> the back half?
>>>
> While you might like to think that one's home is his or her castle and
> that such rights are absolute, they are anything but. Just like you
can't
> operate a meth lab or commit murder, you can't violate a seemingly
> infinite number of other other restrictions. In fact, even your deed to
> the land lays out many restrictions and prohibited uses that may go even
> beyond what the law requires.
>
> In the USA at least, like it or not, private property owner****p rights
do
> not include lots of things including the operation of unlicensed radio
> transmitters above 100mw ERP and specifically ANY form of cell phone
> jamming no matter how noble the purpose might be.
>
> The FCC can levy a fine of as much as $11,000 per day including the
first
> offense for the operation or interference of cell phone signals. If you
> don't pay the fine, the courts can take your private property and sell
it
> to pay them.
> See: http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Public_Notices/DA-05-1776A1.html
or below
for
> details.
>
> Private property owner****p does not grant the owner the ability to creat
a
> private fiefdom where the laws of the land do not apply. The owner and
> owner****p of land are still governed by municipal, state and federal
> codes, regulations and laws. The dividing line between private property
> rights and government intrusion or intervention is constantly being
fought
> in the courts with varying outcomes.
>
> FCC RULE:
> Sale or Use of Transmitters Designed to Prevent, Jam or Interfere with
> Cell Phone Communications is Prohibited in the United States
> In response to multiple inquiries concerning the sale and use of
> transmitters designed to prevent, jam or interfere with the operation of
> cellular and personal communications service (PCS) telephones, the
Federal
> Communications Commission (FCC) is issuing this Public Notice to make
> clear that the marketing, sale, or operation of this type of equipment
is
> unlawful. Anyone involved with such activities may be subject to
> forfeitures, fines or even criminal prosecution.
>
> Cellular and PCS telephones provide valuable wireless communications
> services to the American public for business and personal
communications.
> Recently, however, the FCC has seen a growing interest in devices ---
> called "cellular jammers" or "cell phone jammers" --- designed to
> deliberately jam or disrupt wireless communications. Inquiries about the
> use of cellular jammers are often accompanied by comments that the use
of
> wireless phones in public places is disruptive and annoying.
> Advertisements for cellular jammers suggest that the devices may be used
> on commuter trains, in theaters, hotels, restaurants and other locations
> the public frequents.
>
> The Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the FCC rules prohibit
the
> manufacture, im****tation, marketing, sale or operation of these devices
> within the United States (See Section 302(b) of the Communications Act,
47
> USC § 302a(b) and Section 2.803(a) of the FCC's rules, 47 CFR §
2.803(a)).
> In addition, it is unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously
> interfere with the radio communications of any station licensed or
> authorized under the Act or operated by the U.S. Government (See Section
> 333 of the Communications Act, 47 USC § 333). Further, Section 301 of
the
> Act, 47 USC § 301, requires persons operating or using radio
transmitters
> to be licensed or authorized under the Commission's rules.
>
> Parties violating the provisions of the Communications Act and/or FCC
> rules mentioned above may be subject to the penalties set forth in 47
USC
> §§ 501-510. Monetary forfeitures for a first offense can be as much as
> $11,000 a day for each violation and could subject the offender to
> criminal prosecution. Equipment may also be seized by the United States
> Marshals and forfeited to the U.S. Government.
>
> For additional information, contact Brian Butler, Spectrum Enforcement
> Division, Enforcement Bureau, at (202) 418-1160 or brian.butler@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> By the Enforcement Bureau, Office of Engineering and Technology, and
> Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
>
>
>
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