FCC Announces Comment Dates on Incarcerated Peoples Communications Services Annual Reporting and Certification Requirements

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau and the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau announce that comments in response to their September 2024 Public Notice are due no later than November 4, 2024, and reply comments are due no later than November 18, 2024. On September 11, 2024, the FCC released a Public Notice inviting supplemental comment to refresh and expand upon the record regarding the annual reporting and certification requirements for providers of incarcerated people’s communications services (IPCS). That Public Notice requires that comments and reply comments be filed no later than 30 and 45 days after publication in the Federal Register, respectively. On October 3, 2024, the Federal Register published a summary of the Public Notice, establishing November 4, 2024 as the deadline for comments and November 18, 2024 as the deadline for reply comments. The September 2024 Public Notice and the Federal Register Notice contain complete filing instructions.