Commission Announces Inmate Calling Services Data Due Date

On September 26, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) released the Inmate Calling Services Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

As part of that order, the Commission adopted a mandatory data collection requirement “to enable [it] to take further action to reform rates.”

The Commission announces that notice of the requisite Paperwork Reduction Act approval from the Office of Management and Budget and information collection effective date have been published in the Federal Register. This allows the Commission to collect from all ICS providers data related to the costs of providing ICS. The required data are due July 17, 2014. The Commission requires ICS provider data to be filed electronically.


Commission Announces Inmate Calling Services Data Due Date