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At least one similar application from another company was rejected by Hong Kong's telecommunications regulator on the grounds that the signals were too strong and could interfere with phones and equipment outside the area of intended use.
Champion said it was currently negotiating with the Hong Kong government to gain legal status for the device.
Kan said the product, in which his company has invested about $30 million, was capable of being used in small areas and also areas up to around 8202 square feet.
"Legally, this is a gray area," Kan said. "As long as the device is used in a private place and the signal is not spilling out to unintended areas, I don't think there's a law that says you can't use it."
Champion will sell the device in Hong Kong regardless of the regulator's verdict, Kan said.
In other corners of the world the market for the product could be immense, Champion believes. "Every household should have one" to reclaim the peace and quiet the world once had before the onslaught of mobile phones, Kan said.
Champion said it was completing a deal to sell 150,000 units of MuteTone to an unnamed country in the Middle East to block mobile phones in places of worship.
France is also poised to pass a law that would allow the installation of signal blocking devices in public places such as museums and libraries, he said.
In Brazil, Kan said mobile phones had been smuggled into prisons and become a security risk.
Please God, don't let my school administration board know about this :D
News source: ZDNet - Finally! A way to block cell phone rings
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