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Oral arguments heard in FCC inmate phone call appeal
BOSTON (WWLP) – Several states, communication companies, and direct-action groups are suing the FCC for a policy mandating a cap for phone and video call rates for inmates. The Federal Communications ...
The Connecticut Mirror
FCC allows prisons, jails to charge more for phone and video calls
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The New York Times
F.C.C. Changes Course on the Price of Prisoners’ Phone Calls
Brendan Carr, the F.C.C. chairman, cited security concerns in rolling back most of the lower costs he voted for last year. By Ben Blatt Most inmates in American prisons now have a personal tablet ...
Ars Technica
FCC Republicans force prisoners and families to pay more for phone calls
The Federal Communications Commission voted yesterday to raise the maximum prices that prison and jail phone services can charge inmates and their families. The 2–1 vote with Republicans voting to ...
AOL
FCC allows prisons, jails to charge more for phone and video calls
Telephones inside the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia, Mo., where incarcerated people pay per-minute rates to call loved ones. (Photo by Amanda ...