FCC Asks Court To Continue To Hold in Abeyance Case Against 2013 ICS Order
The FCC asked a court to continue to put off consideration of a Securus Technologies challenge to its 2013 order capping interstate inmate calling service rates. In a motion filed Monday, the commission asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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the D.C. Circuit to continue to the hold the earlier case in abeyance until it resolves any petitions for review to the agency's recent broader ICS order, or until the filing period for such petitions expires. In October, the FCC voted to cap interstate and intrastate ICS rates at even lower levels, restrict ancillary fees and discourage ICS provider "site commission" payments to correctional authorities (see 1510220059).