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Coverage dated October 28, 2026 to November 2, 2026

FCC will vote this month to let prisons and jails jam contraband cellphones

Headline from The Oregonian

“Almost 500,000 inmates now have access to them and 25,000 phones are seized in jails annually."

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7 articles, oldest first.

  1. Engadget

    FCC chair wants to let prisons jam illegal cellphones (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    The agency will vote next month on relaxing its long-standing opposition to jammers.

  2. Legal Insurrection

    FCC Moves to Let Prisons Jam Contraband Cellphones (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    The FCC will vote November 19 on allowing prisons to jam contraband cellphones used to order hits, coordinate gang activity, and exploit children. The post FCC Moves to Let Prisons Jam Contraband Cellphones first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

  3. The Oregonian

    FCC will vote this month to let prisons and jails jam contraband cellphones (opens The Oregonian)

    Published

    The Oregonian's feed description

    “Almost 500,000 inmates now have access to them and 25,000 phones are seized in jails annually."

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