March 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications

Commission is investigating Amazon ( AMZN ) and other retailers

for the alleged marketing and selling of unlawful electronic

devices, an FCC spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday.

"We have several ongoing investigations into retailers,

including Amazon ( AMZN ), for potential violations of Commission rules

related to the marketing and sale of equipment without proper

FCC authorization," said Jonathan Uriarte, Director of Strategic

Communications at the FCC.

NBC News had earlier reported that several online retailers

and drone technology companies were marketing the sale of radio

frequency jammers as drone deterrence or privacy tools,

sidestepping federal laws that prohibit such devices from being

offered for sale in the country.

Amazon ( AMZN ) did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for

comment.

NBC News said it found nine independent sellers on Amazon ( AMZN )

recently selling "jammer" devices that can be used disable

security cameras and block Wi-Fi networks.