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On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the adoption of an order decreasing telephone call rates for incarcerated individuals and their families. The press release noted that reasonably priced communication services are critical for jailed persons, who are forced to accept whatever the service provider charges. Previously, the FCC explained, the rates were typically determined on a “monopoly basis.”
In large part, the FCC’s order adopts reforms the body proposed in August 2020 to address the “egregiously high rates and charges.” Last October, the Federal Trade Commission intervened on behalf of inmates who were defrauded by service providers offering fake unlimited call plans.
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Recognizing the importance of communication between the incarcerated population and family and friends, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is announcing a significant reduction for the cost of telephone calls.
As part of a new six-year contract with Global Tel Link Corporation, telephone calls nationwide will cost 2.5 cents per minute, a reduction of 5.1 cents per minute for local calls and calls within California, and a reduction of 18.5 cents per minute for telephone calls outside of California. A normal 15-minute telephone call anywhere in the U.S. will cost just 37.5 cents. International telephone calls will cost 7 cents per minute, a reduction of 68 cents per minute.
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