5 Companies Get Preliminary Nod as Contraband Interdiction System Operators
The FCC Wireless Bureau said Friday five companies have a complete application to be contraband interdiction system (CIS) operators to help address contraband phones in correctional facilities. The five are CellBlox Acquisitions, ShawnTech Communications, Tecore Networks, SOC and OmniProphis. The…
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bureau asked for comment on the applications, due April 23 in docket 13-111, before granting final approvals. The bureau is implementing an order approved 4-0 by commissioners in July 2021 (see 2107130029). The bureau also released a protective order, making some information public while limiting access to competitively sensitive data to experts employed by wireless providers. “While we are mindful of the sensitive nature of some of the information involved, we are also mindful of the general right of the public, and our desire for the public, to participate in this proceeding in a meaningful way,” the order said: “We find that allowing limited access to competitively sensitive materials pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Protective Order allows the public (through appropriate representatives) to do so, while also protecting sensitive law enforcement information and competitively sensitive information from improper disclosure and use.”