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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY and CORRECTIONS
CORRECTIONS SERVICES
COMPARISON OF INMATE TELEPHONE RATES and PUBLIC PAYPHONE RATES
Day Rates

Inmate
Telephones

AT&T's
1-800CALLATT

MCI's
1-800COLLECT

Local Phone Call
Surcharge
Usage (15 minutes)

$0.98
$0.98
$0.00

$4.25
$2.15
$2.10

$4.25
$2.15
$2.10

Long Distance (within area code)
Surcharge
Usage (15 minutes)

$5.00
$2.15
$2.85

$5.75
$2.15
$3.60

$5.75
$2.15
$3.60

Long Distance (outside area code)
Surcharge
Usage (15 minutes)

$5.30
$2.15
$3.15

$5.90
$2.15
$3.75

$5.90
$2.15
$3.75

Louisiana instate calls

4-Apr-2007

LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY and CORRECTIONS
CORRECTIONS SERVICES
COMPARISON OF INMATE TELEPHONE RATES and PUBLIC PAYPHONE RATES
Evening Rates

Inmate
Telephones

AT&T's
1-800CALLATT

MCI's
1-800COLLECT

Local Phone Call
Surcharge
Usage (15 minutes)

$0.98
$0.98
$0.00

$4.25
$2.15
$2.10

$4.25
$2.15
$2.10

Long Distance (within area code)
Surcharge
Usage (15 minutes)

$4.25
$2.15
$2.10

$5.75
$2.15
$3.60

$5.75
$2.15
$3.60

Long Distance (outside area code)
Surcharge
Usage (15 minutes)

$4.78
$2.15
$2.63

$5.90
$2.15
$3.75

$5.90
$2.15
$3.75

Louisiana instate calls

4-Apr-2007

LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY and CORRECTIONS
CORRECTIONS SERVICES
COMPARISON OF INMATE TELEPHONE RATES and PUBLIC PAYPHONE RATES
Night Rates

Inmate
Telephones

AT&T's
1-800CALLATT

MCI's
1-800COLLECT

Local Phone Call
Surcharge
Usage (15 minutes)

$0.98
$0.98
$0.00

$4.25
$2.15
$2.10

$4.25
$2.15
$2.10

Long Distance (within area code)
Surcharge
Usage (15 minutes)

$3.80
$2.15
$1.65

$5.75
$2.15
$3.60

$5.75
$2.15
$3.60

Long Distance (outside area code)
Surcharge
Usage (15 minutes)

$4.40
$2.15
$2.25

$5.90
$2.15
$3.75

$5.90
$2.15
$3.75

Louisiana instate calls

4-Apr-2007

LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY and CORRECTIONS
CORRECTIONS SERVICES
COMPARISON OF STATE DOC INMATE TELEPHONE RATES
Average Cost per Minute (including Surcharge)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Arkansas
Ohio DYS
Geogia
Pennsylvania
California
Colorado
Louisiana
Connecticut
Ohio
Virginia
Florida
Nevada
New York
Minnesota

Avg. for all customers*

$0.3321

$0.3332

* Provided prison pay telephone service for all 14 customers listed above within last 6 months
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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY and CORRECTIONS
CORRECTIONS SERVICES
Inmate Telephones Calls Made During the Month of January 2007
By Time of Day

Minutes
Time of Day
Day
Evening
Night
Totals

#
212,858
1,284,885
93,183
1,590,926

Calls
%
13.38%
80.76%
5.86%

100.00%

#
18,534
100,893
6,981
126,408

%

Per Minute
Revenue
$
%

Surcharge
Revenue
$

%

14.66% 43,414.36
79.82% 203,620.36
5.52% 12,101.66

16.75% 39,391.89
78.58% 213,941.43
4.67% 14,894.89

14.69%
79.76%
5.55%

100.00% $259,136.38

100.00% $268,228.21

100.00%
4-Apr-2007