Telmate Seeks FCC Waiver of ICS Video Visitation Reporting Duty Vacated by Court
Telmate asked the FCC to waive a video visitation annual reporting requirement for inmate calling service providers. Telmate said the waiver is justified because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently vacated the video visitation reporting requirement,…
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though the court’s mandate hasn't been issued, technically leaving the rule in place. The "requirement would impose a significant burden" as "Telmate would be required to expend internal resources in order to gather and provide the video visitation information," said a petition posted Tuesday in docket 12-375. As an alternative, the company asked that its video visitation reporting deadline be extended until 15 days after the FCC acts on its petition. ICS provider Global Tel*Link recently bought Telmate.