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Originally Posted by electroking
Interesting post, however I an not sure people with FCC rule violations
on record are truly banned from operating cell phones, since in that
case the licensee is the phone company, not the telephone user.
Any other input on this?
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I thought that there might be some partial validity to the above in regard to LPFM applications... I just checked the FCC site and found this clarification:
"10) Will pirates be eligible for LPFM licenses?
Eligible licensees will be subject to the same character qualifications as currently applied to full power licensees. Because some entities that broadcast without a license in the past may have operated based on ignorance or misinformation, such parties may apply for LPFM licenses if they certify that they promptly ceased unlicensed operation when advised by the Commission to do so, or voluntarily ceased operations by February 26, 1999. Entities who continued illegal broadcasting are ineligible for any broadcast license."
From:
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/policy/lpfm/lpfmfaq.html
So, as I read it, a persistent pirate could become ineligible for any broadcast license... cell phones and tv remotes, however do not require a broadcast license to operate.
jr