EQUIPEngadget · 1d ago
FCC chair wants to let prisons jam illegal cellphones
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The FCC will vote next month on a proposal to relax its historical opposition to signal jammers in correctional facilities. This policy shift aims to curb the use of contraband devices by allowing prisons to deploy jamming technology.
- 01FCC leadership plans to reverse long-standing prohibitions on mobile signal jamming within prison environments
- 02A formal agency vote on the policy change is scheduled for next month
- 03The initiative specifically targets the elimination of illegal cellphone use by incarcerated individuals
- 04Current federal regulations regarding signal interference face potential permanent modification
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The agency will vote next month on relaxing its long-standing opposition to jammers.