Arizona Says States Need Help From FCC on Contraband Cellphones
The Arizona Department of Corrections told the FCC it needs all the help it can get from the commission to fight contraband cellphones in its prisons. “First and foremost, anything the FCC can do to enlist or mandate the carriers…
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in assisting correctional facilities to eliminate service to contraband wireless devices would be welcome,” the department said in a filing in docket 13-111. There's no easy fix, the department said. “The problem will not be solved by technology, people, dogs or service carriers alone,” it said. “Correctional facilities need many tools made available to combat this problem. Most important, this problem is not just a prison or jail problem, this is a societal problem. Society at large can benefit by enlisting carriers to join in combating contraband wireless devices.” Last month, FCC commissioners approved rules and a Further NPRM aimed at speeding deployment of contraband interdiction systems in correctional facilities (see 1703230056).