[1] Managed access differs from cellular jamming technologies, which are outlawed in the United States.
[8] In 2013, the FCC recommended that prisons be allowed to manage their own network access without having to seek approval from the agency, saying that the process of inspecting the systems is "time-consuming and complex" and "discourages their use".
In a 2016 op-ed, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai requested that the reforms proposed in 2013 aimed at loosening regulations on managed access and other solutions used to prevent the use of contraband cell phones should be enacted.
[9] As of 2016, only California, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas had tested managed access systems.
[1] Managed access systems are unable to stop the use of contraband devices using Wi-Fi to connect to the internet.