On 27 Dec 96 11:04pm, Carlos Boquin wrote to Bud Jamison:
 CB>> Is it illegal to listen, or is it illegal tell anyone what you hear?
 BJ>> For cordless and cellular phones, in the U.S., it's illegal to listen. 
Was
 CB> that a change in the law recently? I hate to bring this up, but
 CB> technically you are brodcasting your voice using radio waves, well
 CB> anyway I'll keep that in mind next time I decide to do some scanning.
 CB> Was that the doing of the FCC or do I need to ask?  ;[
 You are correct, in that it doesn't make a lot of sense to make something
 that anyone can do without being caught illegal.
 But then, I sometimes catch myself actually expecting common sense from our
 government, even when I know better!
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