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FCC Plans $34.9 Million Fine
Well, that gets our attention.
What we are talking about, in case you are a bit behind in
your FCC news, is the FCC's plan to issue the largest fine in its history to a
Chinese electronics manufacturer for allegedly marketing 285 models of signal
jammers to U.S. consumers for more than two years. This was announced in an FCC
press release on June 19 and the fact that a proposed forfeiture merited its own
press release seemed notable to us. It's pretty obvious that they take
signal jamming seriously. The press release explains:
Signal jamming devices or “jammers” are radio frequency
transmitters that intentionally block, jam, or interfere with authorized
communications, such as cellphone calls, GPS systems, Wi-Fi networks, and first
responder communications. It is a violation of federal law to market, sell,
import, or use a signal jammer in the United States and its territories, except
in very limited circumstances involving federal law enforcement.
