Profanity, PCS phones, and FCC
Well I went and got a PCS phone (Ericsson), and was pilfering through the manual, and came across this amusing text in the "Operating procedures" section of the "Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use": Portable PCS telephones are subject to the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Following these rules will help eliminate confusion, ensure the most efficient use of the existing frequencies, and result in a functioning radio network. The following offenses are punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both: o Use of profane, indecent, or obscene language while using your phone. [a bunch more snipped but somewhat more sane regulations] Joy. More laws to break. Jeremey. -- Jeremey Barrett BlueMoney Software Corp. Crypto, Ecash, Commerce Systems http://www.bluemoney.com/ PGP key fingerprint = 3B 42 1E D4 4B 17 0D 80 DC 59 6F 59 04 C3 83 64
On Wed, 4 Jun 1997, Jeremey Barrett wrote:
Well I went and got a PCS phone (Ericsson), and was pilfering through the manual, and came across this amusing text in the "Operating procedures" section of the "Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use": [snip] o Use of profane, indecent, or obscene language while using your phone. Joy. More laws to break.
I believe this has been true about your regular phone line for years as well. It's unenforceable, and as a practical matter the FCC isn't going to care, *EVER* about it. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan Anderson - <Pug Majere> "Who knows, even the horse might sing" Wayne State University - CULMA "May you live in interesting times.." ryan@michonline.com Ohio = VYI of the USA PGP Fingerprint - 7E 8E C6 54 96 AC D9 57 E4 F8 AE 9C 10 7E 78 C9 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Jeremey Barrett <jeremey@bluemoney.com> writes:
Well I went and got a PCS phone (Ericsson), and was pilfering through the manual, ^^^^^^^^^
Are you a native speaker of English, Jeremy? --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps
At 7:03 AM -0700 6/4/97, Ryan Anderson wrote:
On Wed, 4 Jun 1997, Jeremey Barrett wrote:
Well I went and got a PCS phone (Ericsson), and was pilfering through the manual, and came across this amusing text in the "Operating procedures" section of the "Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use": [snip] o Use of profane, indecent, or obscene language while using your phone. Joy. More laws to break.
I believe this has been true about your regular phone line for years as well. It's unenforceable, and as a practical matter the FCC isn't going to care, *EVER* about it.
I notice that a *lot* of just such "unenforceable and they don't really care" things got added to the laundry list of thought crimes in Jim Bell's case. Lots of laws ensure that citizen-units are always guilty of something. --Tim May There's something wrong when I'm a felon under an increasing number of laws. Only one response to the key grabbers is warranted: "Death to Tyrants!" ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^1398269 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."
At 10:03 AM -0400 6/4/97, Ryan Anderson wrote:
On Wed, 4 Jun 1997, Jeremey Barrett wrote:
Well I went and got a PCS phone (Ericsson), and was pilfering through the manual, and came across this amusing text in the "Operating procedures" section of the "Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use": [snip] o Use of profane, indecent, or obscene language while using your phone. Joy. More laws to break.
I believe this has been true about your regular phone line for years as well. It's unenforceable, and as a practical matter the FCC isn't going to care, *EVER* about it.
A 'nudda example of unenforceable laws which undermine respect for lawfull autority by making all bruddas criminals. --Steve
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