Jamming a cell phone is illegal in the U.S. Very illegal. And not just by ordinary citizens. It’s illegal for theater and restaurant owners to jam calls, and even state and local police or prison ...

(TCS) — Georgia's attorney general wants a federal agency to lift its ban on cell phone jammers that bars state officials from using the devices to block contraband cell phones in jails and prisons.

The DOC claims it has seized more than 4,000 contraband cellphones, an amount equal to one for every seven state prisoners, so far in 2025.

The Federal Communications Commission could consider letting state prisons jam cellphone signals to combat the crime some ...

Mobile phones in schools. If you’re a teacher, school staffer, or a parent, you’ve likely got six hundred opinions about this very topic, and you will have had six hundred arguments about it this week ...

The FCC voted Tuesday to consider a proposal to lift the restriction on cell jamming technology inside state prisons. But it ...

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes signed on in support of federal legislation that would allow states to use cell phone jamming systems in prisons. The legislation aims to combat crimes orchestrated ...

ATLANTA — Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is calling on the FCC to allow cell phone jammers inside state prisons and local jails. “The FCC currently prohibits the use of cell phone ‘jammers,’ and ...

Mobile phones in schools. If you’re a teacher, school staffer, or a parent, you’ve likely got six hundred opinions about this very topic, and you will have had six hundred arguments about it this week ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS, Mo. – St. Louis may have cell ...

The Canadian government will kick off a 90-day public comment period this Saturday on whether to license technology aimed at preventing the inappropriate use of cell phones in places such as ...

Jamming a cell phone is illegal in the U.S. Very illegal. And not just by ordinary citizens. It’s illegal for theater and restaurant owners to jam calls, and even state and local police or prison ...