At 27 Apr 2008 01:11:09 -0400 Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:

> > Surrepititiously interfering with phones is illegal.
>
> Including a Faraday cage inside the walls? I don't think so.


True- that's perfectly legal. If a restaurant owner wants to go to all
that trouble, fine. If he wants to actively interfere, that's another
matter.

> No, it's only broadcasting of EMR on certain frequencies without a
> license that's illegal. Interfering with cellphones is not illegal.
> Interfering, of course, includes the owner coming up and saying, "sir,
> you saw the sign, please put your phone down NOW or be prosecuted for
> trespassing."

Again, that's fine with me- I'd have known the rules before I sat down.