Two years ago the FCC announced its intention to fine a Chinese electronics maker $34.9 million and a Florida man $48,000 for respectively selling and using illegal cell-phone jammers. Today the ...

Jamming a cell phone is illegal in the U.S. Very illegal. And not just by ordinary citizens. It’s illegal for theater and restaurant owners to jam calls, and even state and local police or prison ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — One Tennessee congressman believes it’s time to pull the plug on inmates using illegal cell phones to orchestrate hits, run drug rings, and manage criminal enterprises from ...

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes signed on in support of federal legislation that would allow states to use cell phone jamming systems in prisons. The legislation aims to combat crimes orchestrated ...

HOUSTON A Houston company is in trouble for messing with worker s cell phones. The FCC gave R&N Manufacturing a $29,000 fine for using a signal jammer in its warehouse. AT&T noticed a signal problem ...

Just before noon on Sept. 11, 2018, a former Army private named Jared Johns lay down on his bed, turned on his iPhone’s camera and said goodbye to his family. Toward the end of the two-minute video, ...

The use of illegal cellular jammers in the U.S. is on the rise. Criminals across the nation are using these devices to attack alarm systems and burglarize businesses and homes. Cellular signal jammers ...

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