# Brendan Carr plans to let prisons jam cellphone signals

https://mins.news/en/item/119652

- The Verge, 2026-10-28 18:57 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/policy/1021165/fcc-brendan-carr-prison-phone-jamming

> FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says the agency will vote November 19 on rules allowing prisons to use signal jammers. The proposal requires licensing and testing to prevent interference outside designated areas. Critics warn of unintended consequences, while incarcerated journalists argue jamming could hinder reporting on civil rights abuses in prisons.