FBI investigates illegal reception of radio transmissions, this includes
cell phones etc

However the FCC DOES 'regulate' receivers...... look on ANY radio and see
the
"FCC type approved' sticker on it. ANY radio must be 'approved' by the FCC
before it can be sold in the USA


"honestjohn" wrote in message
et...

"labtech1" wrote in message
...
It is a FEDERAL crime to 'use' a descrambler to intercept transmissions
that
are NOT your own. Hence.... if you owned a taxi cab company and wanted
to
scramble your transmissions to the cars.... you can legally do it.
However
if you 'used' that descrambler/ scrambler system to intercept police or
another business transmissions you are in violation
of the law.

When did the gov't. pass this law and who enforces it?

Don't say the FCC because they only regulate transmitters, not receivers.

HJ