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Because there are receivers on the market that are not Cellular Blocked, people often wonder how the regulation is being circumvented.  Those models that are ''floating around'' are either old, manufactured before the regulation, or new units that are not meant for United States distribution, such as the so called ''export market'', or receivers coming into the country ''under the radar''.  It is unlawful for a shop to sell used older model receivers capable of receiving on the blocked frequencies even though there is absolutely nothing to monitor on those frequencies anymore; as stated previously, the cell industry no longer uses [[AMPS]].  HAM radio groups have been requesting the FCC lift the restriction as it is no longer relevant.   Because there are receivers, such as police scanners, that are not Cellular Blocked, people often wonder how the regulation is being circumvented.  Those models that are ''floating around'' are either old, manufactured before the regulation, or new units that are not meant for United States distribution, such as the so called ''export market'', or receivers coming into the country ''under the radar''.  It is unlawful for a shop to sell used older model receivers capable of receiving on the blocked frequencies even though there is absolutely nothing to monitor on those frequencies anymore; as stated previously, the cell industry no longer uses [[AMPS]].  HAM radio groups have been requesting the FCC lift the restriction as it is no longer relevant.   
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