context: We recognize that this decision runs counter to the numerical weight of authority in other jurisdictions where courts have interpreted either the original federal definition of "wire communication" or similar defi nitions in their own states.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: radio portion of cordless telephone conversations not a "wire communication" as defined in Wisconsin Electronic Surveillance Control Law
citation_a.sentence: See Tyler v. Berodt, 877 F.2d 705 (8th Cir. 1989), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 1022, 110 S. Ct. 723, 107 L. Ed. 2d 743 (1990) (radio portion of cordless telephone conversations not protected by 1968 federal wiretap act); State v. Howard, 235 Kan. 236, 679 P.2d 197 (1984) (same); State v. Delaurier, 488 A.2d 688 (R.I. 1985) (same); State v. Smith, 149 Wis. 2d 89, 438 N.W.2d 571 (1989) (radio portion of cordless telephone conversations not a “wire communication” as defined in Wisconsin Electronic Surveillance Control Law); see also Edwards v. Bardwell, 632 F. Sup. 584 (M.D. La.), aff'd, 808 F.2d 54 (5th Cir. 1986) (radio portion of automobile telephone communications not protected by 1968 federal wiretap act); Dorsey v. State, 402 So. 2d 1178 (Fla. 1981) (messages sent through pocket pagers not “wire communications” under Florida statute because statute applies “only to so much of the communication as is actually transmitted by wire and not broadcast in a manner available to the public”); but see United States v. Hall, 488 F.2d 193 (9th Cir. 1973) (1968 federal definition of “wire communication” includes conversations over automobile radio telephones); People v. Fata, 159 App. Div. 2d 180, 559 N.Y.S.2d 348 (1990) (state statutory definition of “telephonic communication” encompasses cordless telephone communication).
citation_b.signal: but see
citation_b.parenthetical: 1968 federal definition of "wire communication" includes conversations over automobile radio telephones
citation_b.sentence: See Tyler v. Berodt, 877 F.2d 705 (8th Cir. 1989), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 1022, 110 S. Ct. 723, 107 L. Ed. 2d 743 (1990) (radio portion of cordless telephone conversations not protected by 1968 federal wiretap act); State v. Howard, 235 Kan. 236, 679 P.2d 197 (1984) (same); State v. Delaurier, 488 A.2d 688 (R.I. 1985) (same); State v. Smith, 149 Wis. 2d 89, 438 N.W.2d 571 (1989) (radio portion of cordless telephone conversations not a “wire communication” as defined in Wisconsin Electronic Surveillance Control Law); see also Edwards v. Bardwell, 632 F. Sup. 584 (M.D. La.), aff'd, 808 F.2d 54 (5th Cir. 1986) (radio portion of automobile telephone communications not protected by 1968 federal wiretap act); Dorsey v. State, 402 So. 2d 1178 (Fla. 1981) (messages sent through pocket pagers not “wire communications” under Florida statute because statute applies “only to so much of the communication as is actually transmitted by wire and not broadcast in a manner available to the public”); but see United States v. Hall, 488 F.2d 193 (9th Cir. 1973) (1968 federal definition of “wire communication” includes conversations over automobile radio telephones); People v. Fata, 159 App. Div. 2d 180, 559 N.Y.S.2d 348 (1990) (state statutory definition of “telephonic communication” encompasses cordless telephone communication).