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The FCC delays enforcement of prison call rate caps
Commissioner Anna M. Gomez called it an 'indefensible decision to ignore both the law and the will of Congress.'
On Monday, the agency said( via The Verge) it would delay enforcement of a 2024 action aimed at capping prison phone call fees. "Rather than enforce the law, the Commission is now stalling, shielding a broken system that inflates costs and rewards kickbacks to correctional facilities at the expense of incarcerated individuals and their loved ones," she wrote. "Instead of taking targeted action to address specific concerns, the FCC issued a blanket two-year waiver that undercuts the law's intent and postpones meaningful relief for millions of families.
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