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Smart Communications v. GTL, PA, Complaint, Antitrust Violations, 2021

Brief • October 6, 2021

Filed under: Telephone Rates, Antitrust Offenses, Bid-Rigging, Price-Fixing, etc.

must spend money to pay for collect telephone calls—both intrastate and interstate— initiated by YCP inmates. V. INDUSTRY BACKGROUND 18. Correctional facilities in the United States have traditionally ...

California Slashes High Call Rates in Prisons and Jails

Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021

Filed under: Telephone Rates

California Slashes High Call Rates in Prisons and Jails by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On the heels of a May 2021 decision by federal regulators that sharply lowered rates prisoners and their loved ones pay for interstate calls, the California Public Utilities Commission (CAPUC) adopted a rule on August …

Albert v. GTL, MD, Order, Price-Fixing, 2021

Brief • September 30, 2021

Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Bid-Rigging, Price-Fixing, etc.

Defendants GTL and Securus are providers of telephone calling services for inmates, and these defendants are headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, and Carrollton, Texas, respectively. Id. at ¶¶ 30, 32 ...

California Public Utilities Commission, Admin Law Judge Ruling Compelling Production of Documents, Inmate Telephone Rates, 2021

Brief • September 13, 2021

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

California Public Utilities Commission, Admin Law Judge Ruling Compelling Production of Documents, Inmate Telephone Rates, 2021 MGA/CF1/mef 9/13/2021 FILED 09/13/21 12:14 PM BEFORE THE PUBLIC ...

Securus Technologies, LLC v. California Dept of Technology, CA, Reply Brief, Inmate Phone Calls, 2021

Brief • September 10, 2021

Filed under: Telephone Rates

- it only meant one 4 rate for domestic telephone calls. No amount of discretion gives the State the ability to change the 5 meaning of the term “rates” and “calls” in the RFP’s NTE rates cap section ...

Securus Technologies, LLC v. California Dept of Technology, CA, Reply Brief, Inmate Phone Calls, 2021 (1)

Brief • September 10, 2021

Filed under: Telephone Rates

- it only meant one 4 rate for domestic telephone calls. No amount of discretion gives the State the ability to change the 5 meaning of the term “rates” and “calls” in the RFP’s NTE rates cap section ...

Securus Technologies, LLC v. California Dept of Technology, CA, Opening Brief, Inmate Phone Calls, 2021

Brief • September 10, 2021

Filed under: Telephone Rates

with the 25 NTE for video calls and the anticipated increase in video calling utilization that will follow 26 once the State implements video calling full time, GTL was able to reduce its other telephone 27 ...

Securus Technologies, LLC v. California Dept of Technology, CA, Petition for Writ of Mandate, Inmate Phone Calls, 2021

Brief • September 10, 2021

Filed under: Telephone Rates

state inmates with improved telecommunications, including domestic and international telephone calling as well as calling by video. Page 1 of 10 In August 2020, Respondents solicited bids by way ...

FCC Takes Further Action on Prison and Jail Phone Rates

Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021

Filed under: Telephone Rates

FCC Takes Further Action on Prison and Jail Phone Rates by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman A review of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) report and adopted order on rates for interstate inmate calling services (ICS), released May 24, 2021. When this rule takes effect—90days after its release—ICS interstate call …

HRDC Sues Illinois DOC Under FOIA, Again, for GTL Contract Details

Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021

Filed under: Telephone Rates, PLN Litigation, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

HRDC Sues Illinois DOC Under FOIA, Again, for GTL Contract Details by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On August 18, 2021, a lawsuit was filed in the circuit court for Cook County in Chicago, Illinois by the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the publisher of Prison Legal News (PLN) and …

San Diego Jail Approves Free Phone and Video Calls

Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021

Filed under: Telephone Rates, Video Visitation

San Diego Jail Approves Free Phone and Video Calls by The County of San Diego Board of Supervisors (Board) voted unanimously February 27, 2021 to stop charging prisoners and detainees in county jails and juvenile detention centers for phone calls. The initiative called for the Board to develop a plan …

DECISION ADOPTING INTERIM RATE RELIEF FOR INCARCERATED PERSON’S CALLING SERVICES

Publication • August 25, 2021

Filed under: Telephone Rates

the imposition of any other type of ancillary fee or service fee not explicitly approved in this decision. This decision applies to all telephone corporations providing intrastate IPCS in the State of California ...

Connecticut Makes All Prison Communications Free, Makes History

Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021

Filed under: Telephone Rates

Connecticut Makes All Prison Communications Free, Makes History by Daniel A. Rosen Connecticut made history on June 16, 2020, when Governor Lamont signed Senate Bill 972, making the state the first in the country where prison phone calls will be free for all prisoners and their families, including incarcerated youth. …

Iowa Jails Lower Phone Rates But Not Far Enough

Article • July 1, 2021 • from PLN July, 2021

Filed under: Telephone Rates

county,’’ HRDC said in a September 19, 2019, letter commenting on Utility Board questions. ‘‘There is no reason to allow a telephone company to exert such radical price ...

Illinois DOC - Securus Contract Renewal 2021-2022

Kickback publication • July 1, 2021

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring

Illinois DOC - Securus Contract Renewal 2021-2022 ϭ͘ DESCRIPTION OF CONTRACT BEING RENEWED: The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology and Securus Technologies, >> are renewing Contract # CIT9331500 for phone services for the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Human Services incarcerated persons and …

Sonoma County Jail Inmate Telephone and Commissary - Grand Jury Report 2020-2021

Brief • 2021

Filed under: Telephone Rates

of Incarcerated Telephone Access The Sheriff’s Office’s IWT revenue comes mainly from two sources: adding convenience storelevel mark-ups to commissary items, and the jail phone contract commissions. Incarcerated ...

FCC Public Notice Seeking Comment on Third Mandatory Data Collection for Inmate Calling Services, 2021

Publication • 2021

Filed under: Telephone Rates

minutes, average daily population, number of telephones installed, and the number of kiosks installed. Are there other types of data that would provide a more accurate picture of demand such See, e.g ...

California Public Utilities Commission - Ruling Denying PPI Motion to Compel GTL to Respond to Data Requests 4-27-21

Brief • April 27, 2021

Filed under: Telephone Rates

California Public Utilities Commission - Ruling Denying PPI Motion to Compel GTL to Respond to Data Requests 4-27-21 ALJ/CF1/smt 4/27/2021 FILED 04/27/21 11:52 AM BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Consider Regulating Telecommunications Services Used by Incarcerated People. Rulemaking 20-10-002 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW …

Michigan Begins Video Visits During Coronavirus Pandemic

Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021

Filed under: COVID-19, Telephone Rates, Video Visitation

Michigan Begins Video Visits During Coronavirus Pandemic by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Over six months after concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic halted in-person visitation at Michigan state prisons in March 2020, the state Department of Corrections (DOC) launched a pilot program of video visitation on October 9 to …

Comments of Prison Policy Initiative Before the Iowa Utilities Board 03-18-2021

Brief • March 18, 2021

Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

THE IOWA UTILITIES BOARD IN RE INQUIRY INTO REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE OPERATOR SERVICES COMPANIES DOCKET NO. NOI-2019-0001 IN RE RELIANCE TELEPHONE OF GRAND FORKS, INC. DOCKET NO. TF-2019 ...