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Georgia AG Files FOIA Request With FCC on Cellphone Jamming Inquiry

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr (R) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the FCC concerning the use of cellphone jamming technology, Carr said Thursday. The move comes after the agency denied Georgia's June request for information on…

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cellphone jamming in certain federal prisons, the AG said (see [Ref:2406040043). "Law enforcement is struggling to combat contraband cellphones due to an outdated policy that the federal government refuses to address or reconsider in any way," Carr said. The FOIA request included all documentation related to the FCC's response denying the state's initial information request. The FCC didn't comment.