Prisons should be allowed to use cellphone signal jammers to prevent inmates from communicating with the outside world.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the agency will vote on November 19th on rules that would allow prisons to use signal jamming. Radiofrequency jammers are generally banned under Section 333 and the Communications Act of 1934, with few exceptions, and Carr has noted they've been permitted for use at some federal facilities already. Carr claims […]#News #Policy #Politics #Tech Brendan Carr plans to let prisons jam cellphone signals

TL;DR: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is set to propose allowing prisons to use cellphone signal jammers, with a vote scheduled for November 19th. This move challenges existing regulations under the Communications Act of 1934, though exceptions already exist for some federal facilities. https://www.theverge.com/policy/1021165/fcc-brendan-carr-prison-phone-jamming #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum