Most jail and prisons phones are owned by profit making corporations that charge unconscionable (dare I say criminal) rates as high as $1 per minute for phone calls. The federal government is about to change the rules. Later in October the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to slash the average telephone rate by as much as 90 percent. And the businesses will still make a profit!




To Save the Internet We Must Own the Networks
In October FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced, "“We’ve been energetic in advancing the public interest…over...