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Emergency Broadband Benefits Program Could Help You Save on Your Internet Bill

FCC Reduces Interstate and International Inmate Calling Rates

Tech Policy your username 13 hours ago 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. 

Analysis: We Got the Broadband Benefit We Asked For; Now What?

The Daily Yonder Analysis: We Got the Broadband Benefit We Asked For; Now What? A new federal benefit provides up to $50 for some families to get broadband at home. The program will challenge the capacity of the government to get the money spent quickly. Share this: A technician works on a line used to provide broadband internet service in a rural area in Stowe, Vermont. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring) In 2009, the last time federal agencies gave away billions of dollars for broadband, there were two agencies tasked with dispensing roughly $3.5 billion each. They had a year and a half to do what was then considered miracle work pushing that that much money out the door that quickly. Sometimes it wasn’t pretty, but they got it done.

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