FCC seeks Comments on Data Collection For Incarcerated People’S Communications Services
Wireline Competition Bureau And Office Of Economics And Analytics Seek Comment On Proposed 2023 Mandatory Data Collection For Incarcerated People’S Communications Services
Comment Date: 30 days after date of publication in the Federal Register
Reply Comment Date: 45 days after date of publication in the Federal Register
I. Introduction and Background
By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or Bureau) and the Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) (collectively, WCB/OEA) seek comment on the contours and specific requirements of the proposed 2023 Mandatory Data Collection for incarcerated people’s communications services (IPCS). In issuing this Public Notice, we act pursuant to the Commission’s directive so that it is able to implement the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022 (Martha Wright-Reed Act or Act).