Mark Hewis wrote:
Would a portable device/wearable device which blocked/scrambled GSM/Wireless/3-G frequencies within a 2 metre radius be illegal?
Yep, that's illegal. It falls under the same category of 'illegal' as pirate radio - using an unlicensed transmitter, which is outlawed by the 1949 Wireless Telegraphy Act. From OFCOM:
"The use of equipment to jam mobile phones (or any other radio signals) is illegal - regardless as to the location where they are used. A mobile phone jammer is a transmitter and therefore a licence is required to use one."
( http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/enforcement/rtandthelaw ) -- Tom - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
