Prison and jail phone and video providers must file a year of cost data with the FCC
Companies providing phone and video calls to incarcerated people must report a year of costs and operations on new FCC forms, to support FCC rate setting. The filing deadline holds only if the Office of Management and Budget has finished its paperwork review by then.
Who it affects
Providers of calling services for prisons and jails
When
December 21, 2026 is a deadline set in the rule.
- : Published in the Federal Register
- : Deadline: providers file cost data, if the federal paperwork review is done
Official text
FR Doc. 2026-20362: Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics Adopt 2026 Mandatory Data Collection for Incarcerated People's Communications Services
On Federal Register. The official text is what counts; read it before you act.
Not legal advice. Plain-English summaries to help you find what changes and when. Not legal advice: read the official text, and ask a lawyer about your situation.