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Subject: FCC Targets 20 U.S. online retailers of signal jammers (mobile
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Fortunately or not, the FCC has no jurisdiction=20
over foreign online retailers of these jammers,=20
who have little trouble shipping them to U.S.=20
customers when creatively packaging and labeling=20
their products as something else.
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db1005/DOC-310=
226A1.txt
NEWS
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
This is an unofficial announcement of Commission=20
action. Release of the full text of a Commission=20
order constitutes official action.
See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974).
News Media Information 202-418-0500
Internet:
http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 1-888-835-5322
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
October 5, 2011 David Fiske (202) 418-0513
Email: david..._at_fcc.gov
TWENTY ONLINE RETAILERS OF ILLEGAL JAMMING=20
DEVICES TARGETED IN OMNIBUS ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Washington, D.C. =96 The FCC Enforcement Bureau has=20
issued 20 enforcement actions against online
retailers in 12 states for illegally marketing=20
more than 200 uniquely-described models of cell phone
jammers, GPS jammers, Wi-Fi jammers, and similar=20
signal jamming devices. These devices have the
capacity to prevent, block, or otherwise=20
interfere with authorized radio communications in violation of
section 302(b) of the Communications Act and=20
sections 2.803 and 15.201(b) of the Commission=92s rules.
The Enforcement Bureau=92s actions are intended to=20
warn retailers and potential purchasers that
marketing, selling, or using signal jamming=20
devices in the U.S. is illegal and that the FCC will vigorously
prosecute these violations.
Enforcement Bureau Chief Michele Ellison said,=20
=93Our actions should send a strong message to
retailers of signal jamming devices that we will=20
not tolerate continued violations of federal law. Jamming
devices pose significant risks to public safety=20
and can have unintended and sometimes dangerous
consequences for consumers and first responders.=94
In the Omnibus Citation and Order, the Bureau=20
emphasized that because signal jamming devices
work by indiscriminately interrupting or=20
interfering with communications, the use of a jamming device in
a classroom, theater, church, restaurant, or=20
other public place could prevent someone in the vicinity of the
jammer from making an emergency call to 9-1-1,=20
the police, a fire department, or a family member in
trouble.
Accordingly, the Bureau directed each online=20
retailer to take immediate steps to cease marketing
signal jamming devices to consumers in the United=20
States and its territories. Such steps may include
removing the illegal signal jamming devices from=20
online display, expressly excluding consumers in the
United States as potential customers, and=20
declining to sell signal jamming devices or complete any sales
transaction to consumers in the United States.
In a Request for Information attached to the=20
Omnibus Citation, the Bureau also ordered the online
retailers to provide information about their=20
signal jammer suppliers, distribution channels, and
sales=BEincluding the manufacturer of each illegal=20
signal jamming device, the websites that the online
retailer has used to market the devices in the=20
United States or its territories, and the corrective actions the
online retailer has taken or will take to comply=20
with federal law prohibiting the marketing and sale of
jamming devices.
Because these enforcement actions were taken=20
against retailers who are not otherwise regulated
by the Commission, the Communications Act=20
requires the Commission to first issue a =93citation=94
describing the violation and warning against=20
future misconduct. The Omnibus Citation and Order
emphasized that a second violation could lead to=20
monetary penalties of $16,000 to $112,500.
The Omnibus Citation and Order also noted, for=20
example, that a separate penalty could be
imposed for each jamming device sold or each day=20
on which a jamming device is marketed, and that
additional violations could result in the seizure=20
of equipment and imprisonment.
Ellison said, =93We expect that these retailers=20
will take immediate steps to ensure future
compliance. If they continue to offer jammers to=20
consumers in the U.S., we will work closely with our
law enforcement partners to prosecute them to the=20
full extent of the law. Consumers deserve no less.=94
The Enforcement Bureau has taken several actions=20
against retailers and users of jamming devices,
and in February of this year, released two=20
Enforcement Advisories as part of its =93outreach, educate, and
enforce=94 approach to preventing the spread of=20
these illegal devices. (See Retailer Advisory, available at
http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/Public_Notices/DA-11-249A1.html;=20
and Consumer Advisory, available at
http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/Public_Notices/DA-11-250A1.html).
The signal jamming devices listed in the Omnibus=20
Citation and Order include GPS blockers for
vehicles, high-tech signal blockers with remote=20
control capabilities, jammers disguised as paintings and
cigarette packs, and other small,=20
easily-concealable cell phone jammers, as well as high-powered
industrial jammers that have the potential to=20
disrupt radio signals in areas as large as a football field.
In addition, the signal jammers offered by the=20
online retailers claim to target a wide variety of
frequencies, services, and technologies.
The full text of the Omnibus Citation and Order is available at:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1661A1.pdf
In order to help answer consumer questions about=20
signal jammers, the Enforcement Bureau has
published Frequently Asked Questions on GPS,=20
Wi-Fi and Cell Phone Jammers, available on the FCC=92s
Jammer Enforcement webpage, at=20
http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/jammerenforcement/jamfaq.pdf.
To file a complaint alerting the FCC=92s=20
Enforcement Bureau to illegal cell, GPS, or other
jamming devices, please visit=20
www.fcc.gov/complaints, or call 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-
225-5322) voice or 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322) TTY.
For further information, contact John D.=20
Poutasse, Acting Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division,
Enforcement Bureau, or Daudeline Meme, Assistant=20
Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division, Enforcement
Bureau, at (202) 418-1160 or at jamme..._at_fcc.gov.
--FCC--
News and other information about the FCC is available at www.fcc.gov.
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