[gnubardt]

That works until they start jamming cell service.

[Maxious]

The operation of transmitters designed to jam or block wireless communications is a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"). See 47 U.S.C. Sections 301, 302a, 333.

Also LEO data terminals use commercial LTE these days.

[jeffool]

Police did it in, I believe, the Bay Area last year, fearing organization of protests

[wl]

They cut power to cell repeaters. They didn't jam anything, though they certainly got hell for it. The FCC is investigating.

[simoncion]

"They" in this case was the BART Directors, not the police, and this was not the first time the Directors chose to disable cell service at various stations in the system.

See: http://www.baycitizen.org/blogs/pulse-of-the-bay/bart-cut-ce...

[jeffool]

Ahhh, and I didn't know there was an investigation, thanks for that!