Michael S. Hamden - Attorney, Counselor at Law & Corrections Consultant

Inter-State Collect Call Rates

 

Current Prisoner Phone Service Rates
Inter-State Collect Call Rates

 

Inter-State Call

Surcharge

Per
Minute

 

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

20 Minutes

Evercom Systems Inc. 4/1/08 Tariff *

 

$3.95

 

$.89

 

$12.85

 

$17.30

 

$21.75

 

*The inter-state rates charged by Evercom Systems, Inc. are believed to be representative of the average rates charged by the Prison Telephone Service Industry.

 

Currently inter-state collect call rates are not regulated by the Federal Communications Commission. The purpose of the Wright Alternative Proposal is to establish a cap on these rates at a level that covers cost with a reasonable return on investment with no commission.