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The Federal Communications Fee is investigating Amazon and different retailers over the alleged advertising and sale of wi-fi sign jammers, the company stated Wednesday.
Wi-fi gadgets that deliberately block or disrupt indicators despatched by different authentic electronics, equivalent to cellphones and GPS items, are illegal to both use and sell or advertise to US customers.
In a uncommon assertion publicly confirming the probe, FCC spokesperson Will Wiquist stated the FCC has “a number of ongoing investigations into retailers, together with Amazon, for potential violations of Fee guidelines associated to the advertising and sale of apparatus with out correct FCC authorization.”
Wiquist didn’t specify what different retailers are concerned within the probe. The investigation was first reported by NBC News following its earlier reporting on the obvious availability of sign jammers on Amazon’s market.
Amazon didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.