The Justice Department Supports More Competition and Lower Prices for Communications from Jails and Prisons

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The Justice Department, represented by Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, submitted a comment to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in support of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division. The department encourages the FCC to improve the quality and affordability of telecommunications services for incarcerated individuals and their families. The comment highlights that a small group of corporations dominates the market, leading to low-quality and expensive phone calls in prisons. To address this issue, the department suggests regulatory safeguards to promote competition, better align market incentives, and lower costs. The department aims to protect the competitive process across the economy and works closely with the FCC to achieve affordable and reliable communication services for incarcerated individuals and their families.