The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has sent an official notice dated 15 February to a resident of Brooklyn, New York, Victor Rosario, citing that his Bitcoin minor (BTC) was causing harmful interference to T-Mobile's broadband network.

The "harmful interference notification" indicated that the device was producing " Spurious Frequency Emissions " for the T-Mobile network. Continued use of its Antminer s5 Bitcoin Miner in a manner that would cause harmful interference would violate any federal law subject to penalty. " including, but not limited to, substantial fines, an arrest action" in rem "to seize offensive radio

The notice contains a provision caution that all Antminer s5 aircraft do not generate harmful interference and suggest that aircraft initially compliant with federal radio interference laws may be modified to make them non-compliant.

Victor Rosario has 20 days to count from the date of the warning, which was issued Feb. 15, to tell the FCC when it still uses the device, provide all the labeling information, what is the correct date of delivery. he will do to avoid a repeated incident and provide proof of purchase for the minor.

Jessica Rosenworcel, the FCC Commissioner, tweeted the official notice that " everything looks so very 2018 . "

Okay, this @FCC letter has it all: #bitcoin mining, computing power needed for #blockchain and #wireless Interference #broadband. Everything seems very 2018. https://t.co/EaXxmBAMXH – Jessica Rosenworcel (@JRosenworcel) February 15, 2018

Elsewhere in the United States in the state of Washington, the 39 Bitcoin mining has overloaded the electrical infrastructure of an entire county because of the growing number of miners who flock to take advantage of Washington's cheap electricity.

In Iceland, cryptocurrency operation is expected to use more power this year than the 340,000 Icelandic residents. together.