ICS FNPRM Comments Due Aug. 27; Order Effective Oct. 28

The FCC order lowering interim interstate rate caps for inmate calling services is effective Oct. 26, says Wednesday’s Federal Register (see 2105240055). Information collection requirements are “delayed indefinitely.” Delegation of authority to the Wireline Bureau, Office of Economics and Analytics, and Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, and the commission’s denial of Global Tel*Link’s petition for reconsideration on the jurisdictional nature of a call, are effective Wednesday. Comments on the Further NPRM are due Aug. 27, replies Sept. 27, in docket 12–375.