No Need to Modify Prison-Calling Reforms, FCC Told
Given the scope and scale of the reforms the FCC adopted in its 2024 incarcerated people’s communication services order, pushback by facilities and IPCS providers is to be expected, the Brattle Group and Wright petitioners' representatives told FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's office. In a docket 23-62 filing posted Friday recapping the meeting, the Brattle and Wright reps said there's no compelling evidence necessitating a change to the IPCS reforms. They discussed a Brattle analysis of cost data and argued that the price caps in the 2024 order allow a balance of IPCS providers recovering their costs and a reasonable profit while providing "just and reasonable rates" to consumers. Separately, provider NCIC Correctional Services requested an unredacted version of the Brattle analysis.
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Also Friday, the FCC Wireline Bureau ordered that the filing deadline for the 2025 IPCS annual reports has moved from June 2 to Sept. 15. Reports due this year will be the first where IPCS providers will be following new instructions, templates and certification forms. The extra time will help the agency get complete and accurate data so it can ensure IPCS rates are reasonable, it said.