Public Interest Groups Push Back on FCC Decision to Delay Caps on Cost of Inmate Phone Calls

Public interest groups push back on FCC decision to delay caps on cost of inmate phone calls

The FCC recently gutted a Biden-era rule, capping the cost of inmate phone calls. Now, some people are fighting back against that change.

Protests on Prison-Calling Rules Continue to Flood FCC

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Groups Challenge FCC's Bureau-Level Order Suspending Prison Phone Rate Cap

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2025 – A coalition of public interest groups filed a formal challenge Wednesday to a recent bureau-level decision at the Federal Communications Commission to delay rate caps that would make prison phone calls more affordable.Public interest groups including Worth Rises, the United Church of Christ Media Justice Ministry, and the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, filed an application for review urging the FCC to overt…