Cell Phone Blocker

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Duckman

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#21
Ozzy said:
it's not transmitting anything and thus the FCC does not apply
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I did some hunting around and it seems the problem is that such a device runs afoul of the Communications Act of 1934 (Amended 1996).

If it's preventing reception of phone calls and it is a device (it is and it is) from a very, very cursory reading of the act, I think we have a problem. See Title III, Part I, Secs 301, 302, paragraphs (a)-(c) (p. 137-8), Sec 333 (p.183), and Title V, Secs 501-2 (p. 240-1). Related: Sec 706, p 323, paragraphs (b) and (h).

For fun, check out Sec 508 (p. 246). "Quiz Show" anyone?

I am not a lawyer; this is just a layman's interpretation of a quick reading of various paragraphs of the act.
 
Thorn

Thorn

#22
#22
FCC Rules on Cell Phone blocking (http://wireless.fcc.***/services/cellular/operations/blockingjamming.html)

The operation of transmitters designed to jam or block wireless communications is a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"). See 47 U.S.C. Sections 301, 302a, 333. The Act prohibits any person from willfully or maliciously interfering with the radio communications of any station licensed or authorized under the Act or operated by the U.S. government. 47 U.S.C. Section 333. The manufacture, importation, sale or offer for sale, including advertising, of devices designed to block or jam wireless transmissions is prohibited. 47 U.S.C. Section 302a(b). Parties in violation of these provisions may be subject to the penalties set out in 47 U.S.C. Sections 501-510. Fines for a first offense can range as high as $11,000 for each violation or imprisonment for up to one year, and the device used may also be seized and forfeited to the U.S. government.
 
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