Wireless Carriers Elaborate on State of Play on Cellphones in Prison
Representatives of CTIA and the four major, national wireless carriers met with FCC staff last week to update the commission on complicated issues raised by contraband cellphones in prisons, said an ex parte filing posted Monday in docket 13-111. “The…
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wireless industry has worked diligently with correctional institutions to put an end to the use of contraband wireless devices in prisons,” the filing said. “Wireless providers have a strong record of cooperating with managed access and cell detection vendors in several states.” CTIA and the carriers also argued that a court order is necessary to suspend service to a contraband device, the filing said. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon also had numerous representatives at the meeting.