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From: spectre@cisunx.UUCP (Robert Sillett)
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Subject: Re: How to receive FM subcarrier service
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Date: 29 May 88 18:30:57 GMT
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In article <1469@uop.edu> mrapple@uop.edu (Nick Sayer) writes:
>
>I don't think that's true. As far as I know, anyone can listen to
>anything they want, but according to the secrecy of communications
>part of the Communications Act of 1934 it IS a crime to divulge the
>contents or existance of any electronics communications to a third
>party or make commercial use of same if you are not a party to the
>communications (unless the communications was transmitted by
>a broadcaster, amateur, CBer or someone in distress).
>

I wish that it were true.  The new ECPA act, pushed through Congress
by the cellular industry, makes even the act of listening to certain
radio broadcasts illegal.  You cannot listen to cellular telephone
conversations (why Tandy omitted that band on its new scanner).  Also,
you cannot listen to Ham relay conversations where a private phone
is involved.  However, it is legal to listen to cordless telephones.

There are probably other things you can't listen to, but I can't
remember them.


Robert L. Sillett, Jr.                      spectre@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu
University of Pittsburgh                    spectre@pittvms.BITNET
"Don't ask me -- I only work here."         ...!pitt!unix!spectre
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Robert L. Sillett, Jr.                      spectre@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu
University of Pittsburgh                    spectre@pittvms.BITNET
"Don't ask me -- I only work here."         ...!pitt!unix!spectre