FCC - Federal Communications Commission

The John H. Lilley Correctional Facility campus is seen on Aug. 8, 2025.

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Oklahoma officials push for federal rule change to jam cell signals in prisons

Sierra Pfeifer

Oklahoma leaders are backing a federal proposal that would let state prisons jam cellphone signals, saying it's the best way to keep contraband devices from fueling crime from behind bars.

MMIP activists began the ‘Honor Walk’ outside the Oklahoma State Capitol on May 5, 2024.

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FCC approves alert that could aid in MMIP crisis, bring missing adults home in Oklahoma, beyond

Sarah Liese

The Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved the MEP alert, which could be a critical tool for Indian Country, as research from the FBI shows more than 3,000 Native American and Alaskan Native adults went missing last year.

A rural cell tower, the kind that might someday speed internet speeds to small towns and the countryside

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FCC Says Rule Change Could Boost 5G Internet, But Critics Say It Could Hurt Rural Broadband

Nomin Ujiyediin

The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-1 on Tuesday to undo Obama-era rules intended to help small companies provide faster wireless internet...

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Kansas Farm Bureau Challenges FCC’s Cellphone Map

A Federal Communications Commission map suggests Kansas and other Midwestern states have near-perfect cellphone coverage.The Kansas Farm Bureau begs to…