FCC chair says prisons may get cell-signal jammers after Nov 19 vote
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr announced a Nov 19 vote to let U.S. prisons use cell-signal jammers under strict licensing rules.
ITHome reports that FCC Chair Brendan Carr announced the commission will vote on November 19 on a rule allowing U.S. prisons to use cell-signal jammers. [1]
Carr said thousands of contraband phones have entered prisons, enabling inmates to direct killings, gang violence and other crimes. [1]
Applicants must first obtain an experimental license, prove no harmful interference outside the approved zone, then secure a full license and conduct on-site tests before use. [1]
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