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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: cell phone jammers

cell phone jammers stories: 3 news summaries

Spokane School Jams
Cells During Class

District consulting with FCC on legality of jamming

Mar 9, 09 5:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Students in Spokane, Wash. couldn't could call or text during class for 3 whole days, KHQ-TV reports. A school there recently tested a cell phone jammer to get kids focused on academics, but admitted the move may not be legal. They're checking with the FCC. "We just thought it... More »

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high school • cell phones • text messaging addiction • text message • cell phone jammers • texting • high school students

Prisons Aim to Change Ban on Phone Jamming

Rampant cell use facilitates crimes committed behind bars

Dec 8, 08 11:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Cell phone use is a growing problem among prison inmates, but the obvious solution—signal jamming—is illegal under a 74-year-old federal law. Prisoners can easily smuggle the increasingly tiny handsets, and for the unrepentant among them, “whatever illegal activities you were doing outside, you can continue that uninterrupted,... More »

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cell phones • FCC • prison • cell phone jammers

'You Got Jammed!'

People are snapping
up devices to silence annoying chatterers. So what if they're illegal?

Nov 4, 07 2:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Ever find yourself cut off mid-conversation, on a bus or train, by a lost signal? Could be the work of the guy sitting next to you, the New York Times reports. An increasing number of people are snapping up pocket-sized jammers, which emit signals strong enough to knock out cell... More »

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