FCC Approves State Power to Jam Prison Cell Signals

FCC approves state power to jam prison cell signals

The Federal Communications Commission voted on Tuesday to allow states to jam illegal cellphone signals in prisons.

Ex-prison guard, shot six times, hails FCC push to allow cellphone jamming behind bars

The FCC is slated to vote Tuesday on whether to consider a proposal to lift the restriction on cell jamming technology inside state prisons.

Call Jamming FNPRM Likely Just the Start of a Complicated Proceeding at FCC

Wireless carriers have traditionally opposed the jamming of wireless signals at correctional facilities and supported managed access systems, but with FCC commissioners set to approve on Tuesday a Further NPRM proposed by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, the industry has had...

FCC moving ahead with cell phone jamming in prisons

A plan to allow cellphone jamming in prisons can move forward, the Federal Communications Commission decided Tuesday.

Mississippi AG calls on FCC to allow cellphone jammers in correctional facilities

Mississippi AG calls on FCC to allow cellphone jammers in correctional facilities brandonsup Mon, 09/29/2025