Operation Manual

mechanical control or direct electrical control by wire from some
point on the same premises, craft or vehicle as the CB trans-
mitter is not considered remote control.
Sec. 95.420 (CB Rule 20) May I connect my CB station
transmitter to a telephone?
(a) You may connect your CB station transmitter to a telephone
if you comply with all of the following:
1. You or someone else must be present at your CB station
and must-
(i) Manually make the connection (the connection must not be
made by remote control);
(ii) Supervise the operation of the transmitter during the con-
nection;
(iii) Listen to each communication during the connection; and
(iv) Stop all communications if there are operations in violation
of these rules.
2. Each communication during the telephone connection
must comply with all of these rules.
3. You must obey any restriction that the telephone company
places on the connection of a CB transmitter to a tele-
phone.
(b) The CB transmitter you connect to a telephone must not
be shared with any other CB station.
(c) If you connect your CB transmitter to a telephone, you must
use a phone patch device with has been registered with the
FCC.
OTHER THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Sec. 95.421 (CB Rule 21) What are the penalties for viol-
ating these rules?
(a) If the FCC finds that you have willfully or repeatedly violated
the Communications Act or the FCC Rules, you may have to
pay as much as $10,000 for each violation, up to a total of
$75,000. (See section 503(b) of the Communications Act.)
(b) If the FCC finds that you have violated any section of the
Communications Act or the FCC Rules, you may be ordered
to stop whatever action caused the violation. (See section
312(b) of the Communications Act.)
(c) If a Federal court finds that you have willfully and knowingly
violated any FCC Rule, you may be fined up to $500 for each
day you committed the violation. (See section 502 of the
Communications Act.)
(d) If a Federal court finds that you have willfully and knowingly
violated any provision of the Communications Act, you may be
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