FCC votes to loosen caps on jail, prison phone calls
The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to loosen regulations set just last year that would have significantly reduced the rates that prisoners, jail detainees and their loved ones pay to ...
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Reduced Oklahoma prison phone call rates aren’t coming back
FCC rolls back prison phone rate cap, raising Oklahoma call costs despite family concerns over affordability and fairness.
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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 ...
FCC Votes to Nearly Double Rates for Prison Phone Calls
The commission votes along party lines to set higher caps on prison phone calls, which is expected to increase costs by 83%.
FCC Republicans force prisoners and families to pay more for phone calls
The new $0.02 charge allowed by the FCC is based on a 2015 survey by the National Sheriffs’ Association. Gomez said the ...