Trump’s FCC Scraps Ban on Prison Phone Price Gouging, a Gift to some of His Big Donors

Trump’s FCC scraps ban on prison phone price gouging, a gift to some of his big donors

And another steep tax on some of America’s poorest families.

FCC blocks ban on prison phone price gouging, benefiting top Trump donors

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will no longer enforce a rule capping the price of prison phone calls, according to an announcement made Monday by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.The move suspends a 2024 FCC decision that capped the price of in-state phone calls at $0.06 per minute for prisons and large jails and $0.07 per minute for medium-sized jails. Before the decision, a 15-minute phone call could cost as much as $11.35 at large jails…