Proposed Rule2024-25913

Incarcerated People's Communication Services; Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act; Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services

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November 8, 2024

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Federal Communications Commission

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Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions) have been filed in the Commission's proceeding by Stephen A. Raher; Zainab Alkebsi on behalf of Deaf Equality and AnnMarie Killian on behalf of TDIAccess; Glenn S. Richards and Lee G. Petro on behalf of Network Communications International Corporation d/b/a NCIC Correctional Services; and Michal J. Nowicki on behalf of HomeWAV, LLC.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 88695-88696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25913]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 14 and 64

[WC Docket Nos. 23-62, 12-375; Report No. 3221; FR ID 258977]


Incarcerated People's Communication Services; Implementation of 
the Martha Wright-Reed Act; Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling 
Services

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Petitions for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking 
Proceeding.

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SUMMARY: Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions) have been filed in 
the Commission's proceeding by Stephen A. Raher; Zainab Alkebsi on 
behalf of Deaf Equality and AnnMarie Killian on behalf of TDIAccess; 
Glenn S. Richards and Lee G. Petro on behalf of Network Communications 
International Corporation d/b/a NCIC Correctional Services; and Michal 
J. Nowicki on behalf of HomeWAV, LLC.

DATES: Oppositions to the Petitions must be filed on or before November 
25, 2024. Replies to oppositions to the Petitions must be filed on or 
before December 5, 2024.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit oppositions and replies, identified by WC 
Docket Nos. 23-62, 12-375, by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs">https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs</a>.
    <bullet> Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and one copy of each filing.
    <bullet> Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by 
commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service. All filings must be 
addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
    <bullet> Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for 
the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. by 
the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis 
Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with 
rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of 
before entering the building.
    <bullet> Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the 
U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis 
Junction, MD 20701.
    <bullet> Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, 
Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street 
NE, Washington, DC 20554.
    <bullet> People with Disabilities: To request materials in 
accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, 
electronic files, audio format), send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2b4d48481e1b1f6b4d4848054c445d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="690f0a0a5c595d290f0a0a470e061f">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or 
call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ahuva Battams, Attorney Advisor, 
Pricing Policy Division of the Wireline Competition Bureau, 202-418-
1565, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3b2bba6a5b2fdb1b2a7a7b2bea093b5b0b0fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="73121b0605125d11120707121e00331510105d141c05">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document, Report No. 3221, released October 28, 2024. The full text of 
the document is available at: <a href="https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-406953A1.pdf">https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-406953A1.pdf</a>. The full text of Stephen A. Raher Petition for 
Reconsideration is available at: <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/1015670416887/1">https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/1015670416887/1</a> and <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/102160472621/1">https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/102160472621/1</a>. 
The full text of the Deaf Equality and TDIAccess Petition for 
Reconsideration is available at: <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/101865289500/1">https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/101865289500/1</a>.
    The full text of the NCIC Petition for Reconsideration is available 
at: <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/1021017208822/1">https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/1021017208822/1</a>.
    The full text of the HomeWAV Petition for Reconsideration is 
available at: <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/1021739312979/1">https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/1021739312979/1</a>. The 
Commission will not send a Congressional Review Act (CRA) submission to 
Congress or the Government Accountability Office pursuant to the CRA, 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), because no rules are being adopted by the 
Commission.
    Subject: Incarcerated People's Communications Services, FCC 24-75, 
published at 89 FR 77244, September 20, 2024, in WC Docket Nos. 23-62, 
12-375.
    Number of Petitions Filed: 4.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-25913 Filed 11-7-24; 8:45 am]
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