NCLC–along with the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Prison Policy Initiative (PPI), and The Utility Reform Network (TURN)–filed an amicus brief in the First Circuit supporting the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) rule on incarcerated people’s communications services.
The rule implements the Martha Wright Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act by setting permanent call rates and interim video call rates, banning site commissions, and prohibiting ancillary fees. NCLC was involved in the passage of the federal law and has joined numerous comments as part of the FCC’s rulemaking process.
The amicus brief focuses on the importance of telecommunications services for maintaining family connections and preparing incarcerated people for reentry, the market failure that led Congress to require the FCC to promulgate the rule, and why the challenged order fulfills the FCC’s statutory obligation to implement the Martha Wright Reed Act.
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