From: "FCC FCCTSR17" To: Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 8:13 AM Subject: Re: FCC Consumer Center Response - Ref# 02777194 Mr. Nolen: Section 705 of the Communications Act generally does not prohibit the publication on the Internet of fire department and police department radio broadcasts. The interception of these radio communications is legal under the criminal wiretap statute, 18 U.S.C. 2510 et seq., to the extent the communications are readily accessible to the general public, which police and fire department radio communications generally are. Therefore, the rebroadcast of police and fire department radio communications that are obtained legally does not constitute a violation of section 705 of the Communications Act.