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FCC Warns on Use of Ham Radio for Illegal Acts: Inaugural Update
Bloomberg News
January 17, 2021, 10:11 AM EST Updated on January 17, 2021, 10:28 AM EST
Article (basically repeat of FCC press release) is:
FCC Warns About Use of Ham Radio to Commit Crimes (10:23 a.m.)
Licensed amateur and personal radio services shouldn’t be used to coordinate criminal acts, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau warned after reports that some people were looking to radios
as an alternative to social media platforms, which are being monitored by law enforcement following the deadly Jan. 6 raid on the U.S. Capitol.
“The Bureau reminds amateur licensees that they are prohibited from transmitting ‘communications intended to facilitate a criminal act’ or ‘messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring
their meaning,” the agency said in a statement Sunday.
The licensees, which would include Citizens Band radios, Family Radio Service walkie-talkies, and General Mobile Radio Service, would face fines, seizure of their equipment and
possible criminal prosecution.
Frederick (Rick) Niswander, PhD, CPA, CGMA
Professor of Accounting
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
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The FCC released this statement Sunday morning.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-17/lin-manuel-miranda-joins-list-of-entertainers-inaugural-update?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google
The board was wise in developing and having a similar statement already prepared.
FCC Warns About Use of Ham Radio to Commit Crimes (10:23 a.m.)
Licensed amateur and personal radio services shouldn’t be used to coordinate criminal acts, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau warned after reports that some people were looking to radios as an
alternative to social media platforms, which are being monitored by law enforcement following the deadly Jan. 6 raid on the U.S. Capitol.
“The Bureau reminds amateur licensees that they are prohibited from transmitting ‘communications intended to facilitate a criminal act’ or ‘messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring
their meaning,” the agency said in a statement Sunday.
The licensees, which would include Citizens Band radios, Family Radio Service walkie-talkies, and General Mobile Radio Service, would face fines, seizure of their equipment and possible
criminal prosecution.
73 de Bill Morine, N2COP
Vice Director – Roanoke Division
Representing ARRL members in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
Facebook Page: ARRL Roanoke Division
ARRL – The National Association for Amateur Radio