(May 26, 2016) Recently, the Federal Communications Commission fined Jason Humphreys $48,000 for using a cell phone jamming device in his car during his daily commute to and from work in Tampa for up to two years, reported PCMag.com.
According to PCMag, “the jammer caused interference to cell service along Interstate 4, and disrupted police and mobile phone communications, prompting the FCC to investigate.” After receiving an interference complaint from a local wireless provider, the FCC used direction-finding equipment to identify Humphreys as the culprit.
The FCC said, “Jammers are designed to impede authorized communications, thereby interfering with the rights of the general public and legitimate spectrum users. […] They may also disrupt critical emergency communications between first responders, such as public safety, law enforcement, emergency medical, and emergency response personnel.”
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