FCC to vote on letting prisons jam cellphone signals

The FCC will vote November 19 on rules allowing prisons to license signal jamming equipment. Jammers are generally banned under Section 333 of the Communications Act of 1934, though some federal facilities already use them. Licensees would need testing to prove no harmful interference outside a designated containment area.

• FCC vote on prison jamming rules set for November 19
• Jammers banned under Section 333 of the 1934 Communications Act
• Licensees must pass tests before and after license grant
• No harmful interference allowed outside the jamming area