Released on: August 27, 2008, 10:29 am

Press Release Author: Strategic Vision, LLC

Industry: Law

Press Release Summary: Illegal Use Of Cell Phones By Inmates A Growing Problem
Demonstration To Be Held On September 9th


Press Release Body: Coral Springs, FL/August 21, 2008 - CellAntenna Corporation
announces that it has been invited by the South Carolina Department of Corrections
to hold a presentation of its "cell-jamming" device that could be used to jam
illegal cell phone use by inmates at the Lieber Correctional Institution in
Ridgeville, South Carolina on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 1:30 PM EST. The South
Carolina Department of Corrections and correction's facilities nationally are
confronted with a growing threat to the safety and security of the public and
corrections' staff - unauthorized use of cell phones in prisons. The illegal use of
cell phones in prisons allows prisoners to coordinate and conduct criminal activity
from behind bars. Currently the 1934 Communications Act prohibits local and state
law enforcement from using jamming devices. CellAntenna has been leading a national
legal challenge to give local and state law enforcement the power to jam such
illegal activity. In the demonstration, CellAntenna will show that using jamming
devices in prisons will not affect prison security radios or any cell phone
equipment outside of the Lieber Correctional Institution as opponents of jamming in
prisons have alleged.

"I want to thank the South Carolina Department of Corrections for allowing us to
make this demonstration and applaud them for their recognition of this growing
threat to our safety," said Howard Melamed, President and CEO of CellAntenna. "Cell
phones are now considered to be the 'New Cash' for inmates. Prison authorities are
helpless in defending themselves and the public against the threat as the 1934
Communications Act prohibits anyone but the Federal Government from jamming
communication.

"The FCC and the CTIA (the organization representing the cellular providers) have
said that jamming of cell phones should not be allowed in prisons since there is no
way of containing the jamming within the prison walls,\" continued Melamed, "In this
demonstration, using CellAntenna Corporation's technology, we will prove that
jamming can be contained and refutes the FCC and CTIA claims."

The Communications Act of 1934 allows federal agencies to use jamming devices but
prohibits local and state law enforcement from using such equipment. Originally,
this prohibition was based on interference with "outside" communications by jamming
equipment. With technological advances this is merely a pretext: cell phone jamming
can now be directed and controlled, as this demonstration will show.



For inmates, the "New Cash" cell phones are easy to smuggle into prisons since they
are easy to conceal. Once inside the prison, inmates use obtainable prepaid calling
cards to continue their criminal activities. In some cases they have even used cell
phones to coordinate smuggling activities between prisons as well as harass
witnesses for pending trials. The problem is especially evident in the United
States as the law is outdated compared to other countries who have tackled this
problem head on.
The South Carolina Department of Corrections and CellAntenna Corporation are
inviting United States Senators, Congressman, Presidential candidates, John McCain
and Barack Obama, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, members of the South
Carolina legislature, Correctional and Law Enforcement personnel, and
representatives from the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). The FCC is the
regulating agency that would need to amend current restrictions against cell phone
jamming to grant correctional agencies nationwide the authority to block and jam
illegal cell signals permanently.

In 2005, CellAntenna Corporation mounted a judicial challenge to the
constitutionality of the FCC restrictions, seeking to permit the use of cellular
jamming devices by state and local governments and first responders. After the
United States District Court Southern District of Florida in Miami ruled that it
lacked jurisdiction, CellAntenna filed a Petition for Rulemaking before the FCC to
allow state and local governments to use jamming equipment. The CTIA, of which every
cellular service provider is a member, opposes CellAntenna's position.

About CellAntenna Corporation
Headquartered in Coral Springs, Florida, and offices in England and Poland,
CellAntenna Corporation provides packaged, custom, and even rapid deployment
cellular repeater systems for residential, commercial and government use. The
company's new products provide communication during disasters and where signal
enhancement is required for saving lives. CellAntenna is involved in the limiting
of cellular communication in prisons and in areas of high security. In addition,
CellAntenna works on new and innovative applications for its systems and develops
new, cutting-edge technologies. For more information, please visit:
www.cellantenna.com.


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