Blocking Cell Phones

[Jim Barrentine]

At 10:25 AM 07/12/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>One problem that needs to be addressed is the public's using cell phones to
>make and receive phone calls in the library.  This public librarian would LOVE
>to have a device that would prevent people from using cell phones in the
>facility. It also seems that cell phone users feel they must speak loudly in
>order to be heard by the person they're talking to.

Such devices do exist, however they are illegal in the US.  Countries such 
as Japan and Germany (I think) allow them in places like symphony 
halls.  In the US you can do anything you want to passively block the 
signals, but any sort of active device is an FCC no no.






James K. Barrentine
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