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Prison jams neighbourhood phones

A phone jammer meant to block signals to illegal mobile phones in prison cells accidentally blacked out all AIS phones in the Chatuchak area for a day last week.

A report by Telecomasia said the high-tech goof occurred on Jan 24 around Klong Prem prison.

Prison authorities routinely use jammers to try to deal with the many illegal mobile phones smuggled to prisoners.

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