Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!texbell!chinacat!telecom-gateway From: erc@khijol.UUCP (Edwin R. Carp) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Neighbor Bugs Family By Eavesdropping Message-ID: Date: 29 Nov 89 17:51:44 GMT Sender: news@chinacat.Lonestar.ORG Organization: Deadly Force, Inc., aka Clint Eastwood School of Diplomacy Lines: 18 Approved: telecom-request@chinacat.lonestar.org X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 540, message 1 of 7 In article , john@zygot.ati.com (John Higdon) writes: > What are the detection and enforcement provisions of the cellular > privacy law? In my opinion, none at all. The Communications Act of 1934 says that the FCC has sole and exclusive jurisdiction over communications in the US. That means police scanners, radar detectors, everything (Virginia | Vermont, are you listening?). It doesn't mean jack what the local yokels say (although it could get nasty until the Feds agree with you). I'm not sure that the privacy law would stand up to the Supreme Court and the Act. Ed Carp N7EKG/5 (28.3-28.5) erc@khijol Austin, Tx; (home) (512) 445-2044 Snail Mail: 1800 E. Stassney #1205 Austin, Tx 78744