Debunking rumors -- Re: ARKANSAS BANS PHONE SCRAMBLERS

[Mac Norton]

Down here in arkansas, we're still wondering who told
you this in the first place?
MacN

On Thu, 16 Jan 1997, Declan McCullagh wrote:

> Time to debunk this rumor.
>
> I just spoke with the Arkansas state police, who told me:
>
> "It wasn't put out by the state police. [If anything] it must be a city
> ordinance from some city. That state police definitely didn't do it."
>
> -Declan
>
>
> >jcr at idiom.com ("John C. Randolph") quotes Charles R. Smith
> >> IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
> >> The Arkansas Police have declared that is is illegal to own, use, or
> >> possess RSU product #11265113, a fully assembled
> >> descrambler/scrambler, in the State of Arkansas.  Tandy Corporation's
> >> legal department is researching this and the product has been removed
> >> from RSU distribution.  DO NOT take order or sell this product until
> >> this situation can be resolved.
> >
> >I called the Arkansas State Police, 501-221-8200, to try to verify this,
> >and they're "going to have somebody call me back."  I'm not holding my
> >breath...
> >
> >If anybody has a definative source on this, I'd love to see it; it's
> >mindboggling.
> >
> >thad
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