43:, effectively disabling mobile phones within the range of the jammer, preventing them from receiving signals and from transmitting them. Jammers can be used in practically any location, but are found primarily in places where a phone call would be particularly disruptive because silence is expected, such as entertainment venues.
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217:: Mobile phone blocking devices are used by federal officials under certain circumstances. For radio communications, it is illegal to operate, manufacture, import, or offer for sale (including advertising) (
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109:: Illegal except for use by security and military agencies, and use in prisons, theatres, mosques, and schools with prior permit and jamming limited to the perimeter with zero leakage.
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149:: Illegal to use. Offenders jamming the cellular network frequency in their premises can be fined a maximum of RM500,000 or jailed a maximum of five years, or both.
185:: Illegal, except for national security agencies. No other organisation is allowed to jam cellular signals, and any device which is used to jam signals is illegal.
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435:"Advisory on the proper use of wireless jammer and booster/repeater | Department of Telecommunications | Ministry of Communication | Government of India"
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209:: Illegal to use, but legal to own. Having been proposed by prison inspectors, installation and use in prisons has been legal since the end of 2012.
169:: Illegal to use without permission. Individuals or organisations must obtain No Objection Certificates (NOCs) before installation of such devices.
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73:: Illegal, but installation in prisons has been proposed.
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