FCC soliciting comment on how and where wireless telecomservices should be disrupted intentionally

[Mike O'Dell]

sorry Terry, the action prohibiting the use of jammers in prisons
happened on the watch of the previous First Occupant.

     -mo


On 3/5/12 3:55 PM, wb4jfi at knology.net wrote:
> There is quite a bru-ha-ha stirred up down here in Charleston from 
> time to time about jamming cell phones at prisons.  It seems like a 
> good idea at first, since the prisoners seem to have no trouble at all 
> in getting cell phones and conducting gang business from their cells.  
> (HA!  another meaning of "cell phone"!).  But, the prison authority 
> seems to have a rather difficult (impossible) time getting permission 
> to run the jammers from the FCC, or other federal agencies, and are 
> unwilling to move forward without that permission.
>
> So, this is one case where the current administration is helping 
> private enterprises conduct their growing businesses.
> Terry
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Robert Stratton
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 3:47 PM
> To: Mark Whittington
> Cc: tacos at amrad.org
> Subject: Re: FCC soliciting comment on how and where wireless 
> telecomservices should be disrupted intentionally
>
> That's exactly right, but I think if you're in a tunnel, the effect is 
> the same.
>
> One of the reasons it may behoove us to chime in is that more than a 
> few localities and private businesses seem to be taking a cavalier 
> attitude toward the operation of jamming devices. It might be a good 
> opportunity to remind people that the spectrum is busy enough without 
> opening any doors for cheaply-constructed transmitters modulated with 
> noise.
>
> --Bob S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> The interesting thing is that they didn't "turn off" mobile phone
>> service. They just turned off the convenience repeaters that they
>> had installed.
>>
>>
>> Doesn't make it any more right, but might be an important point. Are
>> they obligated to run the repeaters? Should they be?
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Robert Stratton < bob at stratton.net >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> After the Bay Area Rapid Transit folks pre-emptively shut off mobile
>> phone service in anticipation of unrest, and without a Federal
>> order, the FCC wants to hear opinions on the legality of that.
>> They're asking who (localities?, Federal agencies?, etc.) should be
>> able to, and when it is appropriate to, turn off things like mobile
>> telephone service.
>>
>> They seem primarily focused on the Commercial Mobile Radio Service.
>> Given some of the work already done by folks on this list on
>> rapidly-deployable communications platforms, I thought some of you
>> might have opinions on this.
>>
>>
>> The Public Notice is here:
>> http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment/view?id=6017022424
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> --Bob S.
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