FCC Proposes $48,000 Fine To Man Jamming Cellphones On Florida Interstate

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday April 29, 2014 @07:50AM from the can-you-hear-me-now dept.

New submitter freddieb writes: "An individual who had been jamming cellphone traffic on interstate 4 in Florida was located by FCC agents with the assistance of Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputies. The individual had reportedly been jamming cellphone traffic on I-4 for two years. The FCC is now proposing a $48,000 fine for his actions. They say the jamming 'could and may have had disastrous consequences by precluding the use of cell phones to reach life-saving 9-1-1 services provided by police, ambulance, and fire departments.'"

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Cause and Effect by Virtucon · 2014-04-29 08:05 · Score: 0, Troll

By blocking the calls the guy stopped 911 calls from happening in the first place. He should be given a medal for saving lives.

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Re:Probably saved more lives with jamming by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-29 08:50 · Score: 0, Troll

I believe the entire point was that you shouldn't be driving 80MPH while looking down at your phone!!!
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