FCC blocks ban on prison phone price gouging, benefiting top Trump donors

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1. The FCC has suspended a rule, schedule to go in effect this year, that would have banned prisons from price gouging on phone calls.

Right now, at some jails, a 15-minute phone call can cost over $11.

The decision benefits some of Trump's top donors.

FCC blocks ban on prison phone price gouging, benefiting top Trump donors
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will no longer enforce a rule capping the price of prison phone calls, according to an announcement made Monday by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
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July 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM

1. The FCC has suspended a rule, schedule to go in effect this year, that would have banned prisons from price gouging on phone calls.

Right now, at some jails, a 15-minute phone call can cost over .

The decision benefits some of Trump's top donors.

— Judd Legum (@juddlegum.bsky.social) 2025-07-03T15:04:01.050Z

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Monday’s statement was blasted by FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, who argued that not enforcing the 2024 rules violates the Martha Wright-Reed Act, as the law directed the FCC to “implement the statutory provisions not earlier than 18 months and not later than 24 months after the date of its enactment.” Gomez said that the FCC is making the “indefensible decision to ignore both the law and the will of Congress.”

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2. Their greedy tentacles reach into every corner of our society, don't they?