mark krawczuk wrote:
> 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
> news:46917d95$0$20551$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
What you CAN do, if you are sufficiently motivated, is to construct a
Farraday ****eld around your premises. This will sharply attenuate or
completely block the entire RF spectrum. AFAIK, it's perfectly legal to
do so. You pay the price of losing broadcast radio and television
reception (small loss considering the programming!).
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