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The FCC strictly prohibits this I believe.
by davidblair 15y ago
The FCC strictly prohibits this I believe.
- ChrisLTD 15y agoThat's my understanding as well, but they could try some surreptitious methods that would stop shy of using an actual jammer.
- Vivtek 15y ago"We've been meaning to get that cash register fixed." Although the FCC wouldn't take that excuse more than once. (And maybe not once.)
- freehunter 15y agoThey can't prohibit a store from building thick cement walls or putting metal cages around the walls. The only thing banned is cell-blockers.
- Florin_Andrei 15y agoOnce they start messing with that, legal or not, I feel there will be a huge political backlash. While the confrontation will be fascinating to watch, I believe the "stop messing with the cell phone" party will win.
- freehunter 15y agoIt really depends on if you can prove malicious intent. I know in the back of Wal Mart, for example, my cell reception is terrible. There are metal walls everywhere, thick metal shelves, and the back of the store is made of concrete and rebar. When I go into a store, I really expect my cell service to drop out. I expect a lot of people have the same expectation.
- shoota 15y agoOnly if they use electronic methods such as jammers. As far as I can tell there is no law against making a building a large faraday cage isn't prohibited.