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FCC chair wants to let prisons jam illegal cellphones

The agency will vote next month on relaxing its long-standing opposition to jammers. The US Federal Communications Commission announced today that it will vote on a new rule that would allow state prisons and jails to use cellphone jammers.

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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced that it will vote next month on a rule change that would relax its long‑standing opposition to cellphone jammers. The proposed rule would permit state prisons and jails to deploy jamming devices to block illegal cellphones used by inmates. Officials say the aim is to prevent inmates from maintaining outside contact that could enable continued criminal activity.

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