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* ''Fanfic/TheUndying'': Flowey intercepts Alphys' call to Asgore about the murderous human and mimics the latter's voice so Alphys is none the wiser about the interference. The result is Alphys thinking she warned Asgore to prepare for the worst, Asgore not receiving any calls at all, and neither finding out what's actually going on until the danger has passed.
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** During their campaign against the Sabers, VEGA also disables the Saber communication system and took control of I-Island's security to ensure that Nine couldn't alert them to their presence.
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* ''Film/OurManFlint'': After the GALAXY organization delivers its DoNotAdjustYourSet disarmament ultimatum to the nations of the world, they jam worldwide airwave communication (such as radio).

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* ''Film/OurManFlint'': After the GALAXY organization delivers its DoNotAdjustYourSet disarmament ultimatum to the nations of the world, they jam worldwide airwave communication (such as radio).to prevent ZOWIE coordinating a response, but leave the phone lines open to ensure the world leaders can respond to their demands. Fortunately, Derek Flint seizes the GALAXY communications room and is able to transmit the coordinates of their IslandBase.
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* HisNameIs: Someone abruptly dies before they can reveal critical information.
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* ''Literature/XWingSeries'': PlayedForDrama in Tycho Celchu's backstory. A TIE pilot on the star destroyer ''Accuser'', he placed a [=HoloNet=] call to his family and fiancee on his birthday, only to have the signal go down during the call. His father was the CEO of Novacom, their home planet's largest [=HoloNet=] provider, so Tycho planned to give him some grief about the dropped call later. Unfortunately, their home planet happened to be Alderaan: he learned later he had just witnessed his family's death at the hands of the Empire. This prompted him to defect to the Rebel Alliance.

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* ''Film/DangerCloseTheBattleOfLongTan'': Both Eleven and Twelve Platoons have their radios knocked-out by enemy fire at various points; Private Akell has to run a spare up to Twelve Platoon. Back at base, the gunners find their switchboard temporarily disabled by a ''lightning strike''! (Historical note: the movie doesn't reference another strike that blew up the base latrines.)



* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'': The Trade Federation jams the [=HoloNet=] prior to launching a ground invasion of the planet Naboo to prevent them from calling for help or warning anybody that the conflict has escalated. Queen Amidala and her court are in the middle of talking to Senator Palpatine when their connection to his office on Coruscant goes out; royal guard Captain Panaka assumes it's a glitch, but Governor Sio Bibble correctly guesses that the Trade Federation is preparing to attack.
** ''Film/ANewHope'': While pursuing a TIE fighter that just buzzed the ''Millennium Falcon'' and took a couple of potshots at them, Han Solo orders Chewbacca to jam its communications so that it can't alert the Empire to their location. Not that it matters: the TIE is [[LuredIntoATrap leading them right to the Death Star]].
* ''Film/SatansTriangle'': All the communication devices aboard the boat die around the time the deaths start. When Haig's radio also dies when he boards.



* ''Film/SatansTriangle'': All the communication devices aboard the boat die around the time the deaths start. When Haig's radio also dies when he boards.
* ''Film/DangerCloseTheBattleOfLongTan'': Both Eleven and Twelve Platoons have their radios knocked-out by enemy fire at various points; Private Akell has to run a spare up to Twelve Platoon. Back at base, the gunners find their switchboard temporarily disabled by a ''lightning strike''! (Historical note: the movie doesn't reference another strike that blew up the base latrines.)



* In ''TabletopGame/{{Battletech}}'', this trope is wielded by [[ImpartialPurposeDrivenFaction ComStar]] as a source of their power. As a MachineWorship religion [=ComStar=] jealously guards its monopoly on the construction, operation and upkeep of the SubspaceAnsible, and if [=ComStar=] decides a planet is going under FTL communications blackout, it will be. This is called "Interdiction" and is always announced publicly: A planet under Interdiction, nevermind a whole sector or nation, is dead meat before its enemies since they have no way of calling for help or reporting their status.

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* In ''TabletopGame/{{Battletech}}'', this ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'': This trope is wielded by [[ImpartialPurposeDrivenFaction ComStar]] as a source of their power. As a MachineWorship religion [=ComStar=] jealously guards its monopoly on the construction, operation and upkeep of the SubspaceAnsible, and if [=ComStar=] decides a planet is going under FTL communications blackout, it will be. This is called "Interdiction" and is always announced publicly: A planet under Interdiction, nevermind a whole sector or nation, is dead meat before its enemies since they have no way of calling for help or reporting their status.
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->''"Mobility is not some sort of novel weapon or armor. It’s the seemingly humble wide-spectrum communications jammer. If you can break the radios, the whole fast-moving apparatus collapses under its own weight into a confused mess. One with no other option than to engage in a frontal assault against the obvious strongpoints."''

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->''"Mobility ->''"That means that the true counter to the form of rapid attack made possible by 'Doctrine: Mobility' is not some sort of novel weapon or armor. It’s the seemingly humble wide-spectrum communications jammer. If you can break the radios, the whole fast-moving apparatus collapses under its own weight into a confused mess. One with no other option than to engage in a frontal assault against the obvious strongpoints."''
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->''What made the German panzers so terrifying in UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo was not their heavy armor, their large guns, or their speed. In fact, the German tanks were generally mechanically inferior to their rivals. But the piece of equipment they had that their opponents lacked was a radio. Where the Allied tanks would have one radio per platoon, the Germans made sure each tank had a radio. This enabled them to demonstrate coordination beyond the ken of their opponents. So, from the opponents’ perspective, it seemed like the Germans were everywhere at once, finding every weak spot in the line, and driving deep behind the lines to sow chaos and terror.\\
That means that the true counter to the form of rapid attack made possible by Doctrine: Mobility is not some sort of novel weapon or armor. It’s the seemingly humble wide-spectrum communications jammer. If you can break the radios, the whole fast-moving apparatus collapses under its own weight into a confused mess. One with no other option than to engage in a frontal assault against the obvious strongpoints.''
-->-- [[https://paeantosmac.wordpress.com/2015/08/17/technology-advanced-subatomic-theory/ Commentary on the "Advanced Subatomic Theory" technology from]] ''VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri''

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->''What made the German panzers so terrifying in UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo was not their heavy armor, their large guns, or their speed. In fact, the German tanks were generally mechanically inferior to their rivals. But the piece of equipment they had that their opponents lacked was a radio. Where the Allied tanks would have one radio per platoon, the Germans made sure each tank had a radio. This enabled them to demonstrate coordination beyond the ken of their opponents. So, from the opponents’ perspective, it seemed like the Germans were everywhere at once, finding every weak spot in the line, and driving deep behind the lines to sow chaos and terror.\\
That means that the true counter to the form of rapid attack made possible by Doctrine: Mobility
->''"Mobility is not some sort of novel weapon or armor. It’s the seemingly humble wide-spectrum communications jammer. If you can break the radios, the whole fast-moving apparatus collapses under its own weight into a confused mess. One with no other option than to engage in a frontal assault against the obvious strongpoints.''
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-->-- [[https://paeantosmac.wordpress.com/2015/08/17/technology-advanced-subatomic-theory/ Commentary on the "Advanced Subatomic Theory" technology from]] technology]] from ''VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri''
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* ''Fanfic/MyHeroAcademiaUnchainedPredator'': VEGA intentionally cuts all communications between the HPSC and the JSDF in the end of Chapter 13, so as to prevent both the heroes and Japanese military from interfering in the Slayer's operation against the Steel Sabers on I-Island. By Chapter 22, VEGA restores communications between the two groups once the Slayer has gotten back into the sewers.
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* ''VideoGame/PAYDAY3'' brings back the ECM Jammers in a nerfed form - now, they merely slow down detection by cameras and extend the timer on pagers, instead of halting them completely.
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* ''Film/DangerCloseTheBattleOfLongTan'': Both Eleven and Twelve Platoons have their radios knocked-out by enemy fire at various points; Private Akell has to run a spare up to Twelve Platoon. Back at base, the gunners find their switchboard temporarily disabled by a ''lightning strike''! (Historical note: the movie doesn't reference another strike that blew up the base latrines.)
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* ''TabletopGame/Paranoia:'' No matter the method of transmission, Friend Computer's vital and urgent orders to the players' Troubleshooter team are very often scrambled or distorted, either by Alpha Complex's ongoing physical deterioration, or deliberate sabotage by Commie Mutant Traitors.

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* ''TabletopGame/Paranoia:'' ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}:'' No matter the method of transmission, Friend Computer's vital and urgent orders to the players' Troubleshooter team are very often scrambled or distorted, either by Alpha Complex's ongoing physical deterioration, or deliberate sabotage by Commie Mutant Traitors.
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* ''TabletopGame/Paranoia:'' No matter the method of transmission, Friend Computer's vital and urgent orders to the players' Troubleshooter team are very often scrambled or distorted, either by Alpha Complex's ongoing physical deterioration, or deliberate sabotage by Commie Mutant Traitors.

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* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': During the Many's attack on Castle Bravo and Godzilla, they cut the facility's power, preventing the Monarch cast inside from transmitting a warning to Yonaguni that the Many are sending one of their own to ambush [[AdaptationalHeroism Monster X]] on the island.



* ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'': A passing mention by one of the eco-terrorists attacking Monarch's Antarctica base indicates that the base tried to launch an emergency beacon, but the terrorists cut them off in time.



* ''Film/OurManFlint''. After the GALAXY organization delivers its DoNotAdjustYourSet disarmament ultimatum to the nations of the world, they jam worldwide airwave communication (such as radio).
* ''Film/{{Saturn3}}'' has the captives Adam and Alex try to radio their distress to the MileLongShip that has come to check on them. However, their pleas are blocked by the mad robot Hector, who mimics their voices precisely, and tells the ship that all's well. The reply is a cheery "See you in six months," and TheCavalry departs none the wiser.

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* ''Film/OurManFlint''. ''Film/OurManFlint'': After the GALAXY organization delivers its DoNotAdjustYourSet disarmament ultimatum to the nations of the world, they jam worldwide airwave communication (such as radio).
* ''Film/{{Saturn3}}'' ''Film/Saturn3'' has the captives Adam and Alex try to radio their distress to the MileLongShip that has come to check on them. However, their pleas are blocked by the mad robot Hector, who mimics their voices precisely, and tells the ship that all's well. The reply is a cheery "See you in six months," and TheCavalry departs none the wiser.



* ''Film/TheThing1982''. After the Antarctic research team discovers that they've been infiltrated by the title alien monster, they try to make contact with the outside world to warn them but can't because radio contact has been cut off by bad weather.

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* ''Film/TheThing1982''. ''Film/TheThing1982'': After the Antarctic research team discovers that they've been infiltrated by the title alien monster, they try to make contact with the outside world to warn them but can't because radio contact has been cut off by bad weather.
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* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11800899/chapters/26618625 Hermione Granger, Demonologist]]'': Pansy Parkinson and her fellow bullies arrange for an older student to place silencing charms around the room where they corner Hermione to torment her, so that no one will hear her cry for help. It [[HoistByHisOwnPetard backfires on them]] when Hermione summons three powerful demons to turn the tables, and no one can hear ''their'' screams.
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* ''Series/QuantumLeap'': In "Revenge of the Evil Leaper," Ziggy is able to use a prison's electrical fence as a signal jammer to prevent Thames and Lothos from locking onto Alia's location.
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* NeverSentAnyLetters: Someone sent letters pretending to be someone else.
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* In ''TabletopGame/{{Battletech}}'', this trope is wielded by [[ImpartialPurposeDrivenFaction ComStar]] as a source of their power. As a MachineWorship religion [=ComStar=] jealously guards its monopoly on the construction, operation and upkeep of the SubspaceAnsible, and if [=ComStar=] decides a planet is going under FTL communications blackout, it will be. This is called "Interdiction" and is always announced publicly: A planet under Interdiction, nevermind a whole sector or nation, is dead meat before its enemies since they have no way of calling for help or reporting their status.
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* ''Film/SatansTriangle'': All the communication devices aboard the boat die around the time the deaths start. When Haig's radio also dies when he boards.
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* ''Fanfic/ThroughTheLookingGlassMyNextLifeAsAVillainess'': In the world based on ''[[ShowWithinAShow Fortune Lover]]'', the Student Council is able to use a melody to allow a message to the canon world with instructions on how to respond. Unfortunately, the first to receive it is Game!Keith, who uses his magic to damage the rune on his side, blocking any form of contact [[IJustWantToBeLoved so he can stay with the kind Claes family of the other world]]. [[spoiler:However, there is an exception of two counterparts saying "I wish", which both Katarinas trigger]].
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* ''Series/StrangerThings'': Owens leaves agents at the Byers house to prevent them from using their phone, or leaving the house to contact anyone. This means that the group still in Hawkins has no clue what is going on with them and Eleven and think they're ignoring calls while Hawkins is attacked, and that while the Byers are aware Hawkins is in danger again they don't know of the specific threats and attacks against their friends.
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* ''Literature/TreeOfAeons'': As soon as Demon King Sabnoc arrives in the world, the [message] spell that enables near-realtime international and inter-continental communication stops working. This greatly disrupts the ability to coordinate any defence, and if people try to gather together so messages can be passed in other ways, then they're dense targets for the demons' artillery fire. The heroes are granted divine gifts to counteract the interference, by planting special broadcast towers to punch through, but those towers are priority artillery targets too.

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