"Unlawful Telecommunications Device" Defined

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Sec. 6. (a) As used in this chapter, "unlawful telecommunications device" means a telecommunications device that:

(1) is capable of; or

(2) has been altered, modified, programmed, or reprogrammed, alone or in conjunction with another access device or other equipment, to render the telecommunications device capable of;

acquiring or facilitating the acquisition of an electronic serial number, a mobile identification number, or a personal identification number of any telecommunications service without the consent of a telecommunications service provider.

(b) The term does not include a device operated by a law enforcement agency in the course of its activities.

As added by P.L.216-1996, SEC.23.


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