WASHINGTON: Chinese electronics maker C.T.S. Technology Co Ltd will face the largest fine in the US Federal Communications Commission's history, of US$34.9mil (RM112.54mil), for marketing illegal devices that block phone calls and other radio signals, the FCC said on Thursday.
US law prohibits using, selling or marketing devices that block, jam or interfere with authorised radio signals such as telephone calls, GPS systems, WiFi networks or first-responder communications.
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