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FCC Will Vote to End Exorbitant Call Rates for Incarcerated Persons

  • Full Title:
    FCC Will Vote to End Exorbitant Phone & Video Call Rates for Incarcerated Persons & Their Families
  • Document Type:
    News Release
  • Bureau(s):
    Office of Chairwoman Rosenworcel
    Media Relations
    Wireline Competition
  • Description
    Under the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act, the FCC will vote to end exorbitant phone and video call rates that have burdened incarcerated people and their families for decades.

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    MediaRelations@fcc.gov