Permanent rate caps on inmate calls should be...
Permanent rate caps on inmate calls should be the same for all inmate calling services (ICS) providers, Securus said in filing (http://bit.ly/1nNFavQ) a required cost study with the FCC posted in docket 12-375 on Friday. Rate caps should also be…
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set at higher than the average costs or facilities with higher than average costs will not be served, Securus said. Commissions charged by local governments to ICS providers, which are passed on to callers, can raise rates by 40 percent, and any attempt to rein in rates should address the commissions, the filing said. That said, addressing commissions represents a public policy question of whether jail costs should be paid by the public or subsidized by the friends and family who pay for inmate calls, Securus said. Any elimination of commissions should include a transition period to allow facilities to find other revenue streams, the company said.