Media Contact: 
Matthew Berry, (202) 418-2005 
matthew.berry@fcc.gov 
 
For Immediate Release 
 
FCC COMMISSIONER AJIT PAI 
Announces Agenda for Field Hearing on Contraband Cellphones 
 
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2016.—Today, Commissioner Ajit Pai announced the agenda and panelists 
for the April 6, 2016, field hearing in Columbia, South Carolina on inmates’ use of contraband 
cellphones.  The event will be hosted by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. 
The field hearing is open to the public.  It will be held at the South Carolina Bar Conference 
Center, 1501 Park St., Columbia, SC 29201.  The hearing will also be livestreamed at 
http://www.scbar.org/PaiContrabandHearing. 
Opening Remarks (2:00–2:20 PM) 
Governor Nikki Haley 
Commissioner Ajit Pai 
Panel One: Problems (2:25–3:10 PM) 
Robert Johnson, Captain (Ret.), South Carolina Department of Corrections, shot six times in a 
hit ordered by an inmate using a contraband cellphone 
Homer Bryson, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections, on behalf of the Association 
of State Correctional Administrators 
Laura Hudson, Executive Director, South Carolina Crime Victims’ Council 
Mitch Lucas, Assistant Sheriff, Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, and President, American Jail 
Association, on behalf of the National Sheriffs’ Association 
Panel Two: Solutions (3:15–4:15 PM) 
Marjorie Conner, outside counsel for solution vendor CellAntenna 
Gerard Keegan, Assistant Vice President, CTIA, a wireless industry trade association 
Bryan Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections 
Dan Wigger, Vice President and Managing Director for solution vendor CellBlox 
“I am honored that this distinguished group has agreed to participate in this field hearing,” 
Commissioner Pai stated.  “Their testimony will shed additional light on the public safety threats posed 
by inmates’ use of contraband cellphones, as well as the steps we can take to help law enforcement 
combat this problem.” 
 
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Office of Commissioner Ajit Pai: (202) 418-2000 
Twitter: @AjitPaiFCC 
www.fcc.gov/leadership/ajit-pai 
 
This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action.  Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official 
action.  See MCI v. FCC, 515 F.2d 385 (D.C. Cir. 1974).