Mobile phone jammer explained

A mobile phone jammer or blocker is a device which deliberately transmits signals on the same radio frequencies as mobile phones, disrupting the communication between the phone and the cell-phone base station, effectively disabling mobile phones within the range of the jammer, preventing them from receiving signals and from transmitting them. Jammers can be used in practically any location, but are found primarily in places where a phone call would be particularly disruptive because silence is expected, such as entertainment venues.

Because they disrupt the operations of legitimate mobile phone services, the use of such blocking devices is illegal in many jurisdictions, especially without a licence. When operational, such devices also block access to emergency services.

Legality

Since these jammers actively broadcast radio signals, they may or may not be legal to possess or operate based on the specific laws of the area one is in.

Illegal to use without permits.

Illegal.

Illegal both to own[10] and use,[11] according to the Penal Code offenders are liable to be punished with imprisonment for up to eight years. Can be used in exceptional cases by Italian law enforcement agencies, such as Polizia Di Stato and Carabinieri.

Illegal to use. Offenders jamming the cellular network frequency in their premises can be fined a maximum of RM500,000 or jailed a maximum of five years, or both.[12]

Illegal to sell, manufacture or use.[13] Legal inside prisons by Department of Corrections.[14]

Illegal to use, but legal to own. Having been proposed by prison inspectors,[20] installation and use in prisons has been legal since the end of 2012.[21]

Mobile phone blocking devices are used by federal officials under certain circumstances. For radio communications, it is illegal to operate, manufacture, import, or offer for sale (including advertising) (Communications Act of 1934).[22] Blocking radio communications in public can carry fines of up to $112,000 and/or imprisonment of up to one year.[23] The Homeland Security Act of 2002 may override the Communications Act of 1934.[24]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Illegal mobile phone and GPS jammer crackdown by regulator yields results . 17 July 2013 . Ben . Grubb . The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. Web site: NRadiocommunications (Prohibition of PMTS Jamming Devices) Declaration 2011 . legislation.gov.au . 28 February 2017.
  3. News: Bloqueador de celular licitado pela Assembleia é de uso ilegal . Rogerio Waldrigues Galindo . Gazeta do Povo . 8 March 2015.
  4. Web site: Jamming Devices are Prohibited in Canada: That's the Law . Government of Canada . Industry Canada, National Capital Region, Office of the Deputy Minister, Spectrum, Information Technologies, and Telecommunications . www.ic.gc.ca . en . 2018-02-17 . dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Radiocommunication Act of Canada . laws-lois.justice.gc.ca . https://web.archive.org/web/20161016144048/http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/r-2/FullText.html . October 16, 2016 . dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Interpretation of the Directive 1999/5/EC . European Commission, Enterprise and Industry . ec.europa.eu . 3 March 2018.
  7. Web site: Les brouilleurs : la législation en vigueur . Jammer legislation in France - ANF R . www.anfr.fr . fr . 2023-11-08 . dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Advisory on the proper use of wireless jammer and booster/repeater Department of Telecommunications Ministry of Communication Government of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20231228184346/https://dot.gov.in/spectrummanagement/advisory-proper-use-wireless-jammer-and-boosterrepeater . 2023-12-28 . 2023-12-28 . dot.gov.in.
  9. Web site: Jammer Policy : Others . https://web.archive.org/web/20231228183149/https://cabsec.gov.in/others/jammerpolicy/ . 2023-12-28 . 2023-12-28 . cabsec.gov.in.
  10. Web site: Articolo 617 bis Codice penale (R.D. 19 ottobre 1930, n. 1398) — Installazione di apparecchiature atte ad intercettare od impedire comunicazioni o conversazioni telegrafiche o telefoniche . Italian Penal Code, art. 617 bis . it . brocardi.it . 26 November 2016.
  11. Web site: Articolo 617 bis Codice penale (R.D. 19 ottobre 1930, n. 1398) . Italian Penal Code, art. 617 . it . brocardi.it . 26 November 2016.
  12. Web site: 6 June 2002. Jeepers Jammers! Illegal to use immobilisers to block handphone calls. Eddie Chua. Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.
  13. Web site: Spectrum policy . rsm.govt.nz . 8 March 2015.
  14. News: Mobiles jammed in prisons . August 21, 2007 . . October 25, 2011 . dmy-all.
  15. Illegal mobile jammers to be removed . www.pta.gov.pk . 2015-08-09 . dmy-all.
  16. Web site: Spectrum policy . rsm.govt.nz . 8 March 2015.
  17. Web site: This is who may jam cellular signals in South Africa . mybroadband.co.za . 8 March 2015.
  18. Web site: Förbud mot störsändare . pts.se . 8 March 2015.
  19. Web site: Мобилки на тестах заставят замолчать . ru . jammer.su . Moscow, RU . 2020-03-23 . dmy-all.
  20. Web site: Jam mobile phone signals in prisons, says inspector . BBC News . bbc.co.uk . 8 March 2015.
  21. Web site: Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2012 . parliament.uk . 8 March 2015.
  22. Communications Act of 1934 . Federal Communications Commission . fcc.gov . 8 March 2015.
  23. Web site: Blocking & jamming FAQ . Federal Communications Commission . Wireless & Cellular Services . https://web.archive.org/web/20161118093336/http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/jammerenforcement/jamfaq.pdf . November 18, 2016 . dmy-all.
  24. News: Company challenges FCC rules on cell phone-jamming gear . 6 December 2006 . Marguerite . Reardon . CNET News . CBS Interactive Inc..

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