The FCC Enforcement Bureau took action against six more individuals...
The FCC Enforcement Bureau took action against six more individuals for advertising and selling signal jamming devices on craigslist.org, the FCC said in a news release. “The Bureau intends to impose substantial monetary penalties for similar violations going forward,”…
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the bureau said (http://xrl.us/bnuhx4). “Over the last two weeks, the Bureau has targeted 23 signal jammer ads on craigslist” as a result of “aggressive undercover operations.” “Merely posting a signal jammer ad on sites like craigslist.org violates federal law,” said Bureau Chief Michele Ellison. “Signal jammers are contraband for a reason. Simply put, jammers block all communications within range -- not just the unwanted ones.” The FCC also released a public notice warning that unauthorized use of jammers is against the law and that monetary penalties can be as high as $100,000 per incident (http://xrl.us/bnuhwz).