Leading up to President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration, the Federal Communications Commission reminded personal and amateur radio operators that the use of radios to commit or facilitate criminal acts is prohibited. The Bureau has become aware of discussions on social media platforms suggesting that certain radio services regulated by the Commission may be an alternative to social media platforms for groups to communicate and coordinate future activities, the FCC said in a statement Sunday.
The reminder is directed to licensees and operators in the Personal Radio Services, as well as the Amateur Radio Service. These services are prohibited from transmitting “communications intended to facilitate a criminal act” or “messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning, according to the commission.
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[Complete text of FCC Enforcement Advisory follows.]
FCC ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY
Released: January 17, 2021
WARNING: AMATEUR AND PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES LICENSEES AND OPERATORS MAY NOT USE RADIO EQUIPMENT TO COMMIT OR FACILITATE CRIMINAL ACTS
The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission issues this Enforcement Advisory to remind licensees in the Amateur Radio Service, as well as licensees and operators in the Personal Radio Services, that the Commission prohibits the use of radios in those services to commit or facilitate criminal acts.
The Bureau has become aware of discussions on social media platforms suggesting that certain radio services regulated by the Commission may be an alternative to social media platforms for groups to communicate and coordinate future activities. The Bureau recognizes that these services can be used for a wide range of permitted purposes, including speech that is protected under the First Amendment o
Biden Aide Says Outdoor Ceremony Expected: Inaugural Update Bloomberg 1/17/2021 Bloomberg News © Bloomberg Members of the National Guard walk past a security perimeter outside the U.S. Capitol as preparations are made ahead of the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. The U.S. capital is getting even more fortified with the help of patrolling by uniformed National Guard forces as federal, state and local officials brace for a worst-case scenario of violence tied to the Jan. 20 inauguration.
(Bloomberg) President-elect Joe Biden’s communications aide said she doesn’t think potential disruptions to the inauguration will force the ceremony indoors. The mayor of Washington suggested some security changes made for the inauguration will be longer lasting. The Federal Communications Commission warned about not using amateur or ham radio to facilitate criminal activity.
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There have only been two events in the 152-year history of the Bridgewater Fire Department band that disrupted its practice and performance schedule the COVID-19 pandemic and the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918.
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