By the end of April, the State Radio Frequency Commission (SCRF) plans to provide the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) a resource for devices that block cellular communication in this department’s institutions to prevent inmates from using phones. newspaper reports “News” With reference to the materials of the Commission.
It is stated that we are talking about the frequencies at which 2G, 3G, LTE and Wi-Fi work. Mixers can only be used on the territory of penal (penal-remediation) institutions and to exclude harmful interference outside these areas.
The State Radio Frequency Committee also urges the Federal Penitentiary Service to continue looking for other ways to intercept cellular communications that do not involve radio interference.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation said that it is planned to develop and approve new operating conditions for blockers that will help suppress the signal of mobile operators in the territory of the Federal Penitentiary Service without interfering with mobile operators outside it.
The Russian government in October 2021 approved rules for blocking mobile communications in colonies and pre-trial detention centers to prevent prisoners from accessing communications.