GTL Made Prohibited Filing on Inmate Calling Rates, Wireline Bureau Says
Global Tel*Link filed a prohibited ex parte presentation two days after the FCC released its sunshine notice on the inmate calling service (ICS) item set for a vote at Thursday’s meeting, the Wireline Bureau said Wednesday. The FCC plans a…
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vote on a draft item to limit ICS user rates and charges (see 1509300067). The bureau nonetheless will make the filing part of the official record in docket 12-375, the public notice said. Proposed rates, as projected in an FCC fact sheet, “would reduce all ICS rates to levels that are not supported by the record cost data and would not ensure fair compensation for ICS providers as required by law,” GTL told the agency. “It is not enough for a rate cap to be placed squarely at cost. This means that a significant portion of the ICS industry would face costs in excess of the proposed caps.” The bureau said it's referring the filing to the Office of General Counsel (OGC). GTL didn't comment. An industry official said the filing of a notice with OGC is simply a procedural requirement under the FCC's rules.