mobile phone jammer

Since these jammers actively broadcast radio signals, they are illegal in many jurisdictions.

• Australia: Illegal to operate, supply or possess{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/illegal-mobile-phone-and-gps-jammer-crackdown-by-regulator-yields-results-20130717-2q2oo.html |title=Illegal mobile phone and GPS jammer crackdown by regulator yields results |date=17 July 2013 |first=Ben |last=Grubb |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |archive-date=4 December 2017 |access-date=2 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204080032/http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/illegal-mobile-phone-and-gps-jammer-crackdown-by-regulator-yields-results-20130716-2q2oo.html |url-status=live }} unless the user has a PMTS C telecommunications licence under the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2000.{{cite web |url=https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2011L00346 |title=NRadiocommunications (Prohibition of PMTS Jamming Devices) Declaration 2011 |website=legislation.gov.au |accessdate=28 February 2017 |archive-date=1 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301005720/https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2011L00346 |url-status=live }}
• Brazil: Illegal, but installation in prisons has been proposed.{{cite news |url=http://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/vidapublica/conteudo.phtml?id=1100020 |title=Bloqueador de celular licitado pela Assembleia é de uso ilegal |author=Rogerio Waldrigues Galindo |newspaper=Gazeta do Povo |accessdate=8 March 2015}}
• Canada: Illegal under sections 4, 9, and 10 of the Radiocommunication Act,{{Cite web |url=http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10048.html |title=Jamming Devices are Prohibited in Canada: That's the Law |publisher=Government of Canada |department=Industry Canada, National Capital Region, Office of the Deputy Minister, Spectrum, Information Technologies, and Telecommunications |website=www.ic.gc.ca |language=en |access-date=2018-02-17 |df=dmy-all |archive-date=2018-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211011410/http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10048.html |url-status=live }} except by federal law-enforcement agencies who have obtained approval.{{cite web |url=http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/r-2/FullText.html |title=Radiocommunication Act of Canada |website=laws-lois.justice.gc.ca |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016144048/http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/r-2/FullText.html |archive-date=October 16, 2016 |df=dmy-all}}
• European Union: Illegal, according to the European Commission's "Interpretation of the Directive 1999/5/EC".{{cite web |url=https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/9903 |publisher=European Commission, Enterprise and Industry |title=Interpretation of the Directive 1999/5/EC |website=ec.europa.eu |accessdate=3 March 2018}}
• France: Legal until 2012 in cinemas, concert halls and performance venues, but illegal since 2012.{{cite web |url=https://www.anfr.fr/liste-actualites/actualite/les-brouilleurs-la-legislation-en-vigueur |title=Les brouilleurs : la législation en vigueur |trans-title=Jammer legislation in France - ANF R |website=www.anfr.fr |language=fr |access-date=2023-11-08 |df=dmy-all}}
• India: Illegal except for use by security and military agencies, and use in prisons, theatres, mosques, and schools with prior permit and jamming limited to the perimeter with zero leakage.{{Cite web |title=Advisory on the proper use of wireless jammer and booster/repeater {{!}} Department of Telecommunications {{!}} Ministry of Communication {{!}} Government of India |url=https://dot.gov.in/spectrummanagement/advisory-proper-use-wireless-jammer-and-boosterrepeater |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228184346/https://dot.gov.in/spectrummanagement/advisory-proper-use-wireless-jammer-and-boosterrepeater |archive-date=2023-12-28 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=dot.gov.in}}{{Cite web |title=Jammer Policy : Others |url=https://cabsec.gov.in/others/jammerpolicy/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228183149/https://cabsec.gov.in/others/jammerpolicy/ |archive-date=2023-12-28 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=cabsec.gov.in}}
• Iran: Illegal to use without permits.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}
• Israel: Illegal.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}
• Italy: Illegal both to own{{cite web |url=http://www.brocardi.it/codice-penale/libro-secondo/titolo-xii/capo-iii/sezione-v/art617bis.html |title=Articolo 617 bis Codice penale (R.D. 19 ottobre 1930, n. 1398) — Installazione di apparecchiature atte ad intercettare od impedire comunicazioni o conversazioni telegrafiche o telefoniche |trans-title=Italian Penal Code, art. 617 bis |lang=it |website=brocardi.it |accessdate=26 November 2016 |archive-date=28 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028065508/http://www.brocardi.it/codice-penale/libro-secondo/titolo-xii/capo-iii/sezione-v/art617bis.html |url-status=live }} and use,{{cite web |url=http://www.brocardi.it/codice-penale/libro-secondo/titolo-xii/capo-iii/sezione-v/art617.html |title=Articolo 617 bis Codice penale (R.D. 19 ottobre 1930, n. 1398) |trans-title=Italian Penal Code, art. 617 |lang=it |website=brocardi.it |access-date=26 November 2016 |archive-date=27 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127022857/http://www.brocardi.it/codice-penale/libro-secondo/titolo-xii/capo-iii/sezione-v/art617.html |url-status=live }} according to the Penal Code offenders are liable to be punished with imprisonment for up to eight years. Can be used in exceptional cases by Italian law enforcement agencies, such as Polizia Di Stato and Carabinieri.
• Malaysia: Illegal to use. Offenders jamming the cellular network frequency in their premises can be fined a maximum of RM500,000 or jailed a maximum of five years, or both.{{Cite web|date=6 June 2002|title=Jeepers Jammers! Illegal to use immobilisers to block handphone calls|url=https://www.mcmc.gov.my/en/media/press-clippings/jeepers-jammers!-illegal-to-use-immobilisers-to-bl|author=Eddie Chua|website=Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission|access-date=17 March 2021|archive-date=13 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613081313/https://www.mcmc.gov.my/en/media/press-clippings/jeepers-jammers!-illegal-to-use-immobilisers-to-bl|url-status=live}}
• New Zealand: Illegal to sell, manufacture or use.{{cite web |url=http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/policy-and-planning/spectrum-policy-overview/legislation/gazette-notices/product-compliance/prohibited-equipment-notices-1/radiocommunications-regulations-prohibited-equipment-radio-jammer-equipment-notice-2009?searchterm=jammer |title=Spectrum policy |website=rsm.govt.nz |accessdate=8 March 2015}} Legal inside prisons by Department of Corrections.{{cite news |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/1314563 |title=Mobiles jammed in prisons |date=August 21, 2007 |website=One News |access-date=October 25, 2011 |df=dmy-all |archive-date=May 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515205541/http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/1314563 |url-status=live }}
• Pakistan: Illegal to use without permission. Individuals or organisations must obtain No Objection Certificates (NOCs) before installation of such devices.{{cite press release |title=Illegal mobile jammers to be removed |url=http://www.pta.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1869:illegal-mobile-jammers-to-be-removed&catid=92:press-releases |website=www.pta.gov.pk |access-date=2015-08-09 |df=dmy-all |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924082956/http://www.pta.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1869:illegal-mobile-jammers-to-be-removed&catid=92:press-releases |url-status=live }}
• Singapore: Illegal to manufacture, import, use or sell radio jamming equipment other than by or for supply to a permitted person.{{cite web|url=http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/policy-and-planning/spectrum-policy-overview/legislation/gazette-notices/product-compliance/prohibited-equipment-notices-1/radio-jammer-equipment-notice-2011|title=Spectrum policy|website=rsm.govt.nz|access-date=8 March 2015|archive-date=3 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803061015/http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/policy-and-planning/spectrum-policy-overview/legislation/gazette-notices/product-compliance/prohibited-equipment-notices-1/radio-jammer-equipment-notice-2011/|url-status=live}}
• South Africa: Illegal, except for national security agencies. No other organisation is allowed to jam cellular signals, and any device which is used to jam signals is illegal.{{cite web|url=http://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/118871-this-is-who-may-jam-cellular-signals-in-south-africa.html|title=This is who may jam cellular signals in South Africa|website=mybroadband.co.za|access-date=8 March 2015|archive-date=15 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215102317/http://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/118871-this-is-who-may-jam-cellular-signals-in-south-africa.html|url-status=live}}
• Sweden: Illegal except inside prisons and for military use.{{cite web |url=http://www.pts.se/sv/Radio/Utrustning/Forbud-mot-storsandare/ |title=Förbud mot störsändare |website=pts.se |access-date=8 March 2015 |archive-date=14 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514122114/http://pts.se/sv/Radio/Utrustning/Forbud-mot-storsandare/ |url-status=live }}
• Ukraine: Legal, planned to be used in schools.{{cite web |url=http://www.jammer.su/mobilki-na-testax-zastavyat-zamolchat.html |title=Мобилки на тестах заставят замолчать |lang=ru |website=jammer.su |place=Moscow, RU |access-date=2020-03-23 |df=dmy-all |archive-date=2018-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202130950/http://www.jammer.su/mobilki-na-testax-zastavyat-zamolchat.html |url-status=dead }}
• United Kingdom: Illegal to use, but legal to own. Having been proposed by prison inspectors,{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8373557.stm |publisher=BBC News |title=Jam mobile phone signals in prisons, says inspector |website=bbc.co.uk |accessdate=8 March 2015 |archive-date=13 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213173057/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8373557.stm |url-status=live }} installation and use in prisons has been legal since the end of 2012.{{cite web |url=http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2012-13/prisonsinterferencewithwirelesstelegraphy.html |title=Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2012 |website=parliament.uk |access-date=8 March 2015 |archive-date=2 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702180159/https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2012-13/prisonsinterferencewithwirelesstelegraphy.html |url-status=live }}
• United States: Mobile phone blocking devices are used by federal officials under certain circumstances. For radio communications, it is illegal to operate, manufacture, import, or offer for sale (including advertising) (Communications Act of 1934).{{cite report |url=http://www.fcc.gov/Reports/1934new.pdf |title=Communications Act of 1934 |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |website=fcc.gov |access-date=8 March 2015 |archive-date=14 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414024935/http://www.fcc.gov/Reports/1934new.pdf |url-status=live }} Blocking radio communications in public can carry fines of up to $112,000 and/or imprisonment of up to one year.{{cite web |url=http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/jammerenforcement/jamfaq.pdf |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |department=Wireless & Cellular Services |title=Blocking & jamming FAQ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118093336/http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/jammerenforcement/jamfaq.pdf |archive-date=November 18, 2016 |df=dmy-all}} The Homeland Security Act of 2002 may override the Communications Act of 1934.{{cite news |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/company-challenges-fcc-rules-on-cell-phone-jamming-gear/ |date=6 December 2006 |first=Marguerite |last=Reardon |title=Company challenges FCC rules on cell phone-jamming gear |website=CNET News |publisher=CBS Interactive Inc. |archive-date=12 March 2018 |access-date=11 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312022623/https://www.cnet.com/news/company-challenges-fcc-rules-on-cell-phone-jamming-gear/ |url-status=live }}

• IMSI-catcher
• GPS jamming
• Radio jamming
• Microphone blocker

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