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AZ DOC v. FCC, DC, Joint Intervenors Brief, Interstate ICS Rates, 2014

Brief • May 22, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

. Although the Commission will likely defend the Order, as it did in the stay proceedings, as a routine exercise of its authority over interstate telephone rates, the Order belies that contention ...

Securus Technologies v. FCC, DC, Jt. Brief for the ICS Providers/Intervenors, Prison Phone Rates, 2014

Brief • May 22, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

a 10 percent or greater ownership interest in GTL. Insofar as relevant to this litigation, GTL’s general nature and purpose is to provide inmate telephone calling services, solutions, and equipment ...

Pay Tel Receives Waiver of Prison Phone Rate Caps

Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

Pay Tel Receives Waiver of Prison Phone Rate Caps by Pay Tel Receives Waiver of Prison Phone Rate Caps   On January 8, 2014, Pay Tel Communications, a North Carolina company that provides phone services at correctional facilities in 13 states, filed a petition requesting a waiver of the rate …

Lowering Recidivism through Family Communication

Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014

Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Mail Regulations, Visiting

Lowering Recidivism through Family Communication by Alex Friedmann There are currently 2.2 million people held in prisons and jails in the United States,1 and an estimated 95% of prisoners currently in custody will one day be released. Based on 2012 data, around 637,400 people are released annually from state and …

Pay Tel Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Motion for Dismissal of Petition, 2014

Brief • March 28, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

BROOKS, PIERCE, MCLENDON, HUMPHREY & LEONARD L.L.P. 1600 Wells Fargo Capitol Center 150 Fayetteville Street (27601) Post Office Box 1800 Raleigh, NC 27602 Telephone: (919) 839-0300 Facsimile: (919) 839 ...

Wright v Securus, DC, Pet Opp to Securus Petition, inmate calling services, 2014

Brief • March 11, 2014

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

into account that the two largest ICS providers are no longer making commission payments for interstate ICS telephone calls. 6 Petition to Expand Pay Tel Waiver, pg. 6. 7 GTL kindly offers its assistance ...

Prison Phone Justice Campaign: Recent Developments

Article • February 15, 2014 • from PLN February, 2014

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Prison Phone Justice Campaign: Recent Developments by PLN’s December 2013 cover story provided an updated look at the prison phone industry and examined a recent order by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that imposed rate caps on interstate (long distance) prison and jail phone calls. There have since been several …

PayTel v. FCC, DC, Order, Interstate ICS Rates, 2014

Brief • February 11, 2014

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

. Partial Stay Order); pets. for review pending sub nom. Securus Techs. v. FCC, No. 13-1280 (D.C. Cir. Nov. 14, 2013) (and consolidated cases). 3 See generally Implementation of the Pay Telephone ...

Shareholder Resolutions Seek to Lower Phone Rates at Private Prisons

Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Telephone Rates

Shareholder Resolutions Seek to Lower Phone Rates at Private Prisons by On November 26, 2013, shareholder resolutions were filed with Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and The GEO Group, Inc. – the nation’s two largest for-profit prison companies; the resolutions seek to reduce the high cost of phone calls made …

FCC Rate Caps on Prison Phone Calls to Impact Nevada DOC’s Budget

Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

FCC Rate Caps on Prison Phone Calls to Impact Nevada DOC’s Budget by David Ganim The rate caps recently imposed on interstate (long distance) prison phone calls by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) signal much-needed financial relief for prisoners and their families; however, they will also leave an estimated $650,000 …

Securus Technologies v. FCC, DC, Order on Mtn. to Stay, Prison Phone Rates, 2014

Brief • January 13, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

Securus Technologies v. FCC, DC, Order on Mtn. to Stay, Prison Phone Rates, 2014 USCA Case #13-1280 Document #1474764 Filed: 01/13/2014 Page 1 of 2 United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 13-1280 September Term, 2013 FCC-78FR67956 Filed On: January 13, 2014 Securus Technologies, …

FCC Order Heralds Hope for Reform of Prison Phone Industry

Article • December 15, 2013 • from PLN December, 2013

Filed under: Immigration, Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Telephone Monitoring, Cell Phone Access

facilitates the reintegration of inmates into society upon release from prison," the report said. "In contrast, reducing inmate telephone rates could also have some disadvantages....With fewer profits, BOP ...

Prison Phone Companies Fight for Lucrative Florida DOC Contract

Article • December 15, 2013 • from PLN December, 2013

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Prison Phone Companies Fight for Lucrative Florida DOC Contract by David Ganim In April 2013, the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) issued an invitation for companies to bid on the department’s coveted prison phone contract. The FDOC evaluated responses to the bid invitation and conducted negotiations with three companies: Global …

From the Editor

Article • December 15, 2013 • from PLN December, 2013

Filed under: Editorials, Telephones, Telephone Rates

From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to the last issue of PLN for 2013. As the year closes we can look back and see we have accomplished a great deal, including expanding the magazine to 64 pages, successfully urging the FCC to cap the cost of interstate prison phone …

Consolidated Footnotes – Charts A to D

Article • December 15, 2013 • from PLN December, 2013

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

% of quarterly gross revenue on all Contractor provided inmate telephone equipment and of quarterly profits on all Enhanced Services over $1.5 million.” 20 South Dakota receives a 38% commission on collect ...

FCC - Public Knowledge Petition for Declaratory Ruling, DC, CPNI call records privacy, 2013

Brief • December 11, 2013

Filed under: Telephone Rates

. For instance, some would argue that a telephone number itself does not identify a person, but rather a household. The careful choice of the phrase “individually identifiable” instead of “personally identifiable ...

Securus Technologies v. FCC, DC, Petition for Review, Prison Phone Rates, 2013

Brief • November 14, 2013

Filed under: Telephone Rates

decision date of November 21,2013. Dated: November 14,2013 Respectfully submitted, BY: ~ ~ Stepha' . oyce G. David Carter Arent Fox LLP 1717 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Telephone 202.857.6081 ...

FCC Order Inmate Calling Fed Reg Publication Nov 13 2013

Brief • November 13, 2013

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

to inmate telephone service in prisons and jails. For instance, the 2002 Inmate Calling Services Order on Remand and NPRM repeatedly referred to ‘‘prisons’’ and ‘‘jails,’’ often in contexts that explicitly ...

Letter to DTC, MA, Prisoners Legal Services, collect call costs, 2013

Brief • November 8, 2013

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Letter to DTC, MA, Prisoners Legal Services, collect call costs, 2013

FCC - Opposition to Petition for Stay, DC, Rates For Interstate Inmate, 2013

Brief • October 29, 2013

Filed under: Telephone Rates

– Telephone (202) 842-8465 – Telecopier Lee.Petro@DBR.COM Counsel to the Petitioners October 29, 2013 6 EXHIBIT A Before the COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE Petition ...