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Benton County, WA 2011-2013 Inmate Phone Rates

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EXHIBIT B
SCHEDULE OF CHARGES AND PAYMENTS
In exchange for the exclusive right to install and maintain a secure
inmate telephone and call monitoring system in the Benton County Jail,
the CONTRACTOR agrees to reimburse the COUNTY at the below cited
commission rate for all revenues generated directly or indirectly from
the use of the inmate telephone system installed at Benton County
Jail. The only permissible exclusions to commissionable revenues are
State and Local taxes if they are passed through to the billed parties
without markup.
TERM COMMISSION RATE 59%
CONTRACTOR agrees to the following initial Prepaid and Collect call
rates:
Prepaid and collect (shared rate)
Call Category

Connect
Fee

Local
Intra LATA

$4.75
$4.75

$0.00
$0.00

$4.75
$4.75

Inter LATA

$4.75
$6.75
$10.00
$1. 25

$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00

$4.75

InterState
International
Voicemail

Per Minute
Rate

Price for a 15 Minute
call

$6.75
$10.00
n/a

COUNTY and CONTRACTOR agree that prepaid and collect call rates may be
changed by mutual written consent over the term of the Contract.
Both parties agree that changes to the commission rate, other than
those described herein, will require an amendment to this Contract,
but adjustments to the Prepaid and Collect call rates alone will not
require an amendment.
The COUNTY and CONTRACTOR must agree in writing on any vendor
marketing incentives or discounts before they are offered to the
inmates or the called parties. These incentives may include but are
not limited to promotional discounts or free minutes.
Compensation payments on gross revenues for a calendar month shall be
paid monthly within forty-five (45) days of the end of the month in
which call revenue was generated. Payments and reports shall be mailed
to:
Benton County Sheriff's Office
Attn: Julie Thompson
7122 W. Okanogan Place, Building B
Kennewick, WA 99336