FCC chair wants to let prisons jam illegal cellphones
The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote on easing its historical opposition to signal jamming technology in correctional facilities. The goal is to prevent inmates from using unauthorized cellphones smuggled into prisons. This policy shift could reshape communications security in the corrections system.
Key points
- FCC plans a vote to relax restrictions on cellphone jammers in prisons
- Change aims to prevent contraband phone use by inmates
- Reverses the agency's longstanding position against jamming technology
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