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Trump’s FCC Scraps Ban on Prison Phone Price Gouging, a Gift to some of His Big Donors
UNITED STATES, JUL 3 – The FCC paused 2024 rules capping prison call rates and banning kickbacks until 2027, allowing private prison operators to maintain high fees and commissions, affecting millions, FCC said.
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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…
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