Martha Wright-Reed Act
FCC Grants Securus Temporary Waiver on Prison Video Pricing Rules
Critics say waiver gives Securus an unfair edge as other providers face compliance deadline of Monday, April 6.
Digital Inclusion
Prison Technology Leaders Discuss Communication Costs, Connectivity During Broadband Breakfast Panel
The panel discussed balancing innovation with public safety, and whether inmates should bear security costs for phone calls and communication under new FCC rules.
Digital Inclusion
Congress Tried Twice to Reduce Prison Phone Rates
The House’s first attempt spelled out detailed limits; the final law left those details to the FCC.
Digital Inclusion
FCC to Nearly Double Call Rates for Prison and Jail Inmates
Vote expected Tuesday could raise rates by 83 percent, advocates say.
Robocall
FCC to Advance New Rules on Satellites, Robocalls, and Prison Calling Rates
Commissioners will vote on nine proposals across key telecom sectors.
Digital Inclusion
FCC Urges Court to Pause Prison Phone Case as Agency Changes Rules
Attorneys for the agency decline to defend prior ban on commissions to correctional facilities.
FCC
FCC Plans October Vote to Revisit Prison Phone Rate Caps
Move sets up clash with nearly 100 advocacy groups, state AGs, and lawmakers backing protections.
Public Safety
FCC to Let Prisons Jam Contraband Cell Phones
Carr announces future rulemaking in Arkansas alongside federal and state officials.
Digital Inclusion
House Democrats Slam FCC Chair Over Delay in Prison Phone Rate Caps
The lawmakers accuse Carr of violating congressional intent, causing societal harm
FCC
FCC Opens Comment on Challenge to Prison Phone Rate Cap Delay
Public interest groups say the Bureau’s delay violates federal law.
Digital Inclusion
Groups Challenge FCC's Bureau-Level Order Suspending Prison Phone Rate Cap
The groups argue that the bureau's order delaying compliance to 2027 violates federal law.
Digital Inclusion
FCC Flooded with Comments Over Delay in Prison Phone Rate Caps
Hundreds of copy-paste comments urge FCC to fully implement the Martha Wright-Reed Act.
Digital Inclusion
FCC Delays Prison Phone Rate Caps Until 2027
Commissioner Gomez said the agency had chosen 'to ignore both the law and the will of Congress' and that it is 'stalling'
FCC
Advocates, Sheriffs, and Service Providers Face Off Over FCC’s Prison Phone Rates
FCC rules prisoners shouldn’t pay for most communications security services. But opponents ask: Who will?
FCC
11 State Attorneys General Defend FCC’s Cap on Prison Phone Rates
The FCC and allies will contend with a 14-state coalition opposing the rule.
Digital Inclusion
Prison Phone Providers Renew Legal Fight Against FCC Rate Caps
The First Circuit will review arguments on whether the FCC’s rate caps should remain in place.
