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CellAntenna Petitions FCC to Allow First Responders Use of
Cell Phone
Jamming Equipment
Devices
Needed to Thwart Remote Controlled IED’s used Domestically by Terrorists
Coral Springs, FL—June 14
2007—CellAntenna
Corporation has filed a Petition for Rulemaking with the Federal Communications
Commission that if accepted, would allow First Responders the right to obtain
and utilize radio frequency jamming equipment.
The use of such technology, by any state and local
government and their law enforcement agencies is currently prohibited by FCC
regulations - even when used to prevent remote controlled
improvised explosive devices (IED’s) from exploding.
According to the 1934 Communications Act,
only the federal government has the right to interfere with radio frequency
communication. Jamming devices disrupt airwaves thereby preventing radio
controlled devices from receiving a signal, eliminating the possibility of a
bomb being triggered by a call to a cell phone.
Cellantenna decided to file its petition as a result
of
their recent challenge to this law being denied by the 11th Circuit Court of
Appeals on jurisdictional grounds. The court ruled that such a challenge needed
to have been made within the first six months after the regulations went into
effect, which even predates the date of birth of the founders of the company.
“Although regulating the
airwaves is the primary purpose of the FCC, these regulations must necessarily
be consistent with the public interest and serve legitimate governmental
purposes,” said Howard Melamed, CEO of CellAntenna Corporation. “The denial of
counter-terrorism technology to emergency first responders certainly runs afoul
of national goals and the will of Congress.”
In its
petition CellAntenna contends that FCC regulations
frustrate the express mission of the Department of Homeland Security and ought
to be reviewed and amended so as to serve the public interest and improve
national security.
“Our
first responders—especially the bomb squads—need jamming technology to cope with
the methods of terrorists who commonly use radio frequency devices to trigger
bombs that kill people,” said Howard Melamed, ”Protecting the airwaves should
hold second place to protecting lives.”
Considering the importance of such jamming equipment in the fight against
terrorism, CellAntenna hopes the FCC will promptly consider its petition.
About CellAntenna Corporation
Headquartered in Coral Springs, Florida, and offices in England and Poland,
CellAntenna Corporation
primary market involvement concerns the
enhancement of cell phone signals
within buildings. The company also
produces jamming equipment that could aid first responders in protecting
themselves and the public from injury and death caused by remotely triggered
IEDs.
For more
information go to: www.cellantenna.com
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