Tag: Prison Phone Privacy

The FCC Capped Rates on Prison Phone Calls, Here’s What Needs to Happen Next

August 8, 2024

• Communications Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Analysis

FCC Reduces Rates for Prison Phone Calls, Prohibits Charging Families for Surveillance

July 18, 2024

The FCC drastically lowered the cost of phone calls to jails and prisons, following EPIC's comments.

• Communications Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC Urges FCC to Aggressively Regulate Prison Phone Industry

June 6, 2023

EPIC urged the FCC to interpret a recent law broadly to aggressively regulate prison phone providers and bring down costs for incarcerated people and their families.

• Communications Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Wiretapping

• Updates