Court Asks Why Inmate Calling Case Shouldn't Be Delayed, Given Looming FCC Changes
Litigants should show cause why an FCC inmate calling service case shouldn't be held in abeyance, "in light of the impending changes to the Commission," said a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Responses…
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are due Tuesday by 4 p.m. (EST), said a per curiam order (in Pacer) Wednesday in Global Tel-Link v. FCC, No. 15-1461 and consolidated cases. The order listed Judge Cornelia Pillard and Senior Judges Harry Edwards and Laurence Silberman. The D.C. Circuit has oral argument scheduled Feb. 6 on industry, state and sheriff challenges to various FCC inmate calling service rate caps, ancillary service fees and other rules (see 1612130041).