You can't sell phone jammers in the USA

The FCC has issued an Official Citation to Phonejammer.com. This for allegedly marketing unauthorized radio frequency devices in the United States in violation of the Communications Act, and for failing to respond to Enforcement Bureau directives to provide certain information and documents.

Amateur Radio Newsline's Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, has the details:

In an earlier Letter of Inquiry or L-O-I to Phonejammer dot com dated November 6, 2007, the Spectrum Enforcement Division of the FCC's that company was marketing radio frequency jammers in the United States. Specifically units capable of disrupting communications on cellular and Personal Communications Service frequencies.

At the time of that letter and again on, May 20, 2008, the FCC said that it observed on its website, www.phonejammer.com, advertisements for the sale of multiple radio frequency jammers. The FCC says that the advertisements for the phone jammers listed shipping costs to the United States and displayed product prices in United States dollars. In addition, the website provided testimonials from United States residents who had purchased the phone jamming devices.

In its response the company claimed that it is based in the United Kingdom and that it does not distribute, market, or advertise the phone jammers in the United States. In a response the FCC instructed Phonejammer.com to answer each question in the Letter of Inquiry.
Though Phonejammers reply e-mails indicate that the company received the FCC's Letter of Inquiry, it has failed to respond to the questions set forth in it.

Now in its May 22nd Citation the FCC say that it appears as if Phonejammer has violated Commission orders by failing to respond to Enforcement Bureau directives to provide certain information and documents. It says that no party may ignore the directives in a Bureau inquiry letter. It has directly ordered Phonejammer to provide the information sought by its November 6, 2007 Letter of Inquiry.

Don Wilkbanks, AE5DW
Amateur Radio Newsline

Phonejammer dot com was given 20 days to respond or face the prospect of being fined up to $11,000. It was also warned that future violations of the Commission’s rules may subject your company to further monetary forfeitures.

Source: Amateur Radio Newsline, FCC