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FCC to vote this month on allowing prisons to jam contraband cellphones

The agency is weighing whether to let correctional facilities use signal-blocking technology against an estimated 500,000 phones smuggled into U.S. jails and prisons.

newest coverage 8d agosummary written 8d ago6 pieces Newswires

What to know

  • FCC will vote this month on authorizing prisons and jails to use cellphone jamming technology against contraband phones.
  • Nearly 500,000 inmates currently have access to smuggled cellphones, with 25,000 seized from jails annually.
  • The proposal would represent a significant shift in federal policy on signal-blocking equipment in correctional facilities.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Regulatory agency

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    FCC schedules vote on prison cellphone jamming authorization

    The Federal Communications Commission will vote this month on whether to authorize prisons and jails to use cellphone jamming technology to block contraband phones. The move comes as nearly 500,000 inmates have access to smuggled phones, and approximately 25,000 phones are seized from jails annually.

    “Almost 500,000 inmates now have access to them and 25,000 phones are seized in jails annually.”
    — FCC/news coverage · source
    1. 4 outlets FCC will vote this month to let prisons and jails jam contraband cellphones

      first by Cleveland.com, 8d ago · also PennLive, The Oregonian, MassLive