American Enterprise Institute

The FCC’s Vote on Prison Phone Rates Reflects Triumph of Political Process

After a decade of legal wrangling, change is finally coming to prison phone rates. At last week’s open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ...
Jezebel

FCC votes to reduce exorbitant phone call rates for inmates

The move will make it easier for inmates and their families to stay in touch without paying exorbitant rates and fees, with some families paying hundreds of dollars a month just to keep a lifeline ...
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Nacogdoches County faces $200K budget shortfall tied to FCC inmate call rate cap

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Nacogdoches County is entering budget season with a projected shortfall of more than $200,000, a gap officials attribute to a federal ruling that capped the per-minute rate ...
The Durango Herald

FCC OKs cap on inmate phone fees

WASHINGTON – A decade after families of prison inmates asked for action, the Federal Communications Commission agreed to limit how much companies can charge for phone calls made from behind bars. The ...
KSL

FCC to consider further cutting cost of calls for inmates

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