Country Legality
Is Cell Phone Jamming Legal?
Cellphone jammers are devices that block the incoming and outgoing calls in a cellphone. The range that is covered by a cellphone jammer, depends upon its model. Cellphone jammers are designed to preserve industrial security, to prevent interference with equipment found in airplanes, refueling stations, hospitals etc. This jamming device blocks the communication between mobile phones and cellular base stations. Using cellphone jammers is not legal in many countries. The main reasons why many governments are banning cellphone jammers are:

1. Property theft - Radio Spectrum allotted by the government for radiocommunication, should not be stolen.
2. Safety hazards - All calls will be blocked if cellphone jammers are employed, including emergency calls.

Legal Issues Concerning Cell Phone Jammers

There are legal issues involved in using and selling cell phone jammers. It is legal with some restrictions in a few countries however, ugg outlet illegal in countries like US, UK, Australia etc. Some of the radiocommunication services that are affected by cell phone jammers are:
?Multichannel voice communication that use point-to-point data transmission
?Broadcasting links
?Studio-to-transmitter links
?Cordless telephones
?Wireless LANs
?Low-power devices
United States of America
Cell phone jammers are illegal in the US. The Federal Communication Commission of United States, outlawed the use and sale of cell phone jammers. The spectrum of the air waves is licensed and using it, is illegal. According to the section 302 a(b) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, FCC declared that cell phone blocking is illegal. The section 333 of Communications Act of 1934, strictly declares that "no person shall willfully or maliciously interfere with or cause interference to any radio communications of any station licensed". A cell phone jammer is one of the devices mentioned in this act. The main reason why cell phones are made illegal by FCC is because many cell uggs outlet phones are used to call 911 services during emergency. The requirements of Enhanced 911 regulations of FCC "are intended to improve the reliability of wireless 911 services, by requiring wireless carriers to provide emergency dispatchers information on the location from which a wireless call is being made". However, cell phone jammers are used by police and military forces. If a person in the US, illegally possesses a cell phone jammer, he will fined with $11,000 or 1 year imprisonment.

Australia
The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) is a government organization that regulates radio communication and telecommunications of the country. ACS declared the prohibition of mobile phone jammers working under certain frequency bands. ACS declared the prohibited communication device as a "device designed to operate within the frequency bands 870-960 MHz or 825-845 MHz and to interfere with radio communications or disrupt or disturb radio communications". Under the Radio communications Act 1992, the person who illegally possess cell phone jammers will be fined upto $165,000 or 2 years imprisonment.

United Kingdom
According to the sections 1 and 13 of the 1949 telegraphy act, cell phone jammers are prohibited in the UK. Military and government departments of the UK, ugg boots for sale United Kingdom use cell phone jammers only after getting authorization from the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom).

Country Legality
Armenia Legal
Belgium Illegal
Canada Illegal
People's Republic of China Used only by the Education Department of the government
Czech Republic Illegal
Denmark Illegal
Finland Illegal
France Legally used in movie theaters and in jails
Germany Illegal
India legal
Iran Illegal to operate for civilians
Ireland Illegal
Italy Illegal but used in certain places
Japan Illegal to use but legal to own
Mexico ugg boots outlet legal in jails and it is used inside churches and hospitals
New Zealand Illegal but used inside jails
Norway Illegal
Pakistan Illegal without Networks Operation Center (NOC)
Poland Illegal to use in public
Slovakia Illegal
Sweden Illegal but used in jails
Switzerland Illegal
Turkey Illegal
Ukraine legal

There are a few technical alternatives to cell phone jammers. Some of them are micro-cells, handset disablers etc. Through SIM-blocking or IMEI blocking, cell phone communication can be blocked. Communication authorities in many countries don't find any necessity in making cell phone jammers legal. Also, it is accepted that, banning cell phone jammer usage by civilians has several technical and safety reasons