Prison Phone Rates Set for Drastic Reduction Under New FCC Rules
- Proposal could spell more financial pain for ViaPath, Aventiv
- FCC’s new rules would cap rates on audio and video calls
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The Federal Communications Commission has proposed new rules to reduce phone and video call rates for incarcerated people, a move that could dramatically reshape the business of prison telecom providers such as ViaPath Technologies and Aventiv Technologies.
The proposed rules call for a drastic reduction in the cost of audio calls, impose brand-new caps on video services and prohibit providers from making commission payments to the jails and prisons in which they operate, according to a document posted on the agency’s website on Thursday.