ICS Providers Call for Hold on State PrisonrnCalling Proceedings After FCC Order, NPRM

摘要

Securus and Global Tel Link are trying to delay intrastate prison calling reform proceedings in Massachusettsrnand Alabama following the FCC’s NPRM released in September (CD Sept 27 p20). The companiesrnfiled motions in the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable to hold in abeyance a petitionrnfrom the Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts (PLS) for the department to rule on reform rates duernto ongoing proceedings. The Alabama Public Service Commission granted an Oct. 29 request from GlobalrnTel Link to extend the comment deadline for its revised rulemaking on inmate calling services (ICS), whichrnended Nov. 8, to Dec. 6 due to the “level of detail of the staff proposal and the time requirements for review ofrnthe staff proposal” in light of the FCC’s order and FNPRM (http://1.usa.gov/1bv5PeJ).