RBC sent a request to the Ministry of Defense and the Federal Penitentiary Service
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 4:13 am
A representative of the Ministry of Digital Development said that systems that block telephone signals are already in operation on the territories of FSIN institutions, including to prevent the formation of illegal call centers. "However, blockers can interfere with the communication signal outside the FSIN, including due to improper installation. In order to resolve this problem, it is necessary to begin a formal procedure: draw up a card with the characteristics of algeria cell phone number list radio electronics and its operating modes, indicate the frequencies that need to be blocked in FSIN institutions. After this, the conditions for the operation of blockers will be developed and approved by the commission, which will allow suppressing the signal of mobile operators on the territory of the FSIN without interfering with the mobile operator outside it," he noted, explaining that the main task is to eliminate interference in the territories adjacent to FSIN institutions.
The State Commission on Radio Frequencies has been discussing the use of communication blockers since the 2010s. Initially, the commission tried to determine the conditions for their use to limit the signal in theaters, churches, and educational institutions during exams. In recent years, the use of such devices in FSIN institutions has become more relevant due to the growing number of cases of mobile fraud, often involving convicts. At the end of 2018, the State Commission on Radio Frequencies created a working group to find the most effective scientific and technical solutions to counter the use of mobile devices by suspects, accused, and convicts held in penal institutions. In addition to combating fraud, among the arguments, government officials also cited the fact that convicts can use mobile phones to pressure witnesses and coordinate criminal groups. A year later, following a meeting, the board of the Ministry of Internal Affairs instructed to develop measures to reduce the number of crimes using information and telecommunications technologies. In 2021, a law was passed that allows telecom operators to disconnect mobile numbers used for criminal purposes on the territory of correctional institutions from the network.
The State Commission on Radio Frequencies has been discussing the use of communication blockers since the 2010s. Initially, the commission tried to determine the conditions for their use to limit the signal in theaters, churches, and educational institutions during exams. In recent years, the use of such devices in FSIN institutions has become more relevant due to the growing number of cases of mobile fraud, often involving convicts. At the end of 2018, the State Commission on Radio Frequencies created a working group to find the most effective scientific and technical solutions to counter the use of mobile devices by suspects, accused, and convicts held in penal institutions. In addition to combating fraud, among the arguments, government officials also cited the fact that convicts can use mobile phones to pressure witnesses and coordinate criminal groups. A year later, following a meeting, the board of the Ministry of Internal Affairs instructed to develop measures to reduce the number of crimes using information and telecommunications technologies. In 2021, a law was passed that allows telecom operators to disconnect mobile numbers used for criminal purposes on the territory of correctional institutions from the network.