Wireline

摘要

The FCC has “clear statutory authority” under Sections 201, 205 and 276 of the CommunicationsnAct to adopt the proposed benchmark rates for interstate and intrastate inmate calling service calls, saidnLee Petro of Drinker Biddle on behalf of Martha Wright (http://bit.ly/1amG5Sw). Wright originally petitionednthe FCC asking it to investigate high prison phone call rates. The FCC’s recent call for additionalninformation on ancillary services “is necessary only because the parties with the information, i.e., the ICSnproviders, have steadfastly refused to respond to numerous FCC requests to provide this information,”nPetro said. In light of ICS providers’ failure to provide detailed cost data requested of them, “these partiesnmay no longer — both reasonably and legally — object to the FCC’s adoption of the Petitioners’ proposalnbased on the information submitted into the record,” he said. The FCC should adopt a benchmark rate ofn7 cents per minute with no other charges or ancillary fees, he said.