Policy
FCC chair wants to let prisons jam illegal cellphones
The FCC will vote next month on relaxing its longtime ban on cellphone jammers in prisons, a move intended to block illegal devices smuggled into facilities.
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Foreign gadget bans: all the news about the FCC’s clampdown on Chinese tech
US government bans foreign drones, routers, robots and related devices, citing national security despite providing no public evidence of threats.
Policy
Brendan Carr plans to let prisons jam cellphone signals
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced plans to vote on rules allowing prisons to deploy cellphone signal jamming technology to block contraband communication.
Gadgets
Why does the FCC hate Minions routers?
The FCC is targeting themed Minions routers despite their technical capabilities, raising questions about regulatory oversight.
Enterprise
Intel gets waiver after worries fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots may hit fabs
Intel received a one-year waiver from the FCC to continue using foreign-made automated guided vehicles in its US chip manufacturing facilities, citing confusion over the government's ban on certain foreign robots.
Policy
The FCC is beginning to block gadgets with ‘foreign surveillance chips’
The FCC has exercised new authority to block consumer gadgets containing chips deemed to pose national security risks, starting with devices using Chinese camera processing chips.