Securus Will Sue Over FCC's Prison Calling Order, CEO Says

摘要

Securus is coming out swinging in response to the FCC order Thursday (CD Sept 27 p20) requiringnphone rates to and from correctional institutions be cost-based. “We’re well beyond the letter writingnstage,” CEO Richard Smith told us Friday. “This is the ‘file a lawsuit’ stage.” The No. 2 U.S. inmatencalling service (ICS) provider hopes to file by mid-November. That would give the court time to considerninjunctions and restraining orders with respect to the implementation date — which, barring judicial action,nwould be 90 days after publication in the Federal Register.