Securus Wants Per-Minute Deadline Extended to April 2026
Securus wants the FCC to grant another waiver of a requirement that inmate calling providers bill for video on a per-minute basis, according to a partially redacted ex parte filing posted Tuesday in docket 23-62. The FCC granted Securus a…
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waiver in December extending the deadline for the requirement to Sept. 1. “Securus, despite extraordinary effort, will not be able to fully deploy the new video calling platform by that deadline and will thus be seeking an extension of the current waiver through April 1, 2026,” said the filing. The FCC recently granted a similar waiver for TKC Telecom. Securus’ planned video-calling platform to allow the new billing structure requires additional development work, and the company must train staff and correctional employees and educate consumers about the new product, the filing said. Without an extension, “Securus will once again be in a position of either having to offer the service for free and incurring the resulting loss, or shutting down service, depriving consumers of this important communication platform.”