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Is it really so hard to compete with this company? It's only a monopoly because no one else went in and did the work. Whats preventing anyone else from making t

Is it really so hard to compete with this company? It's only a monopoly because no one else went in and did the work. Whats preventing anyone else from making these kiosks and charging a penny per call/email?

Sharlin 8y ago
Getting them to prisons? It’s not like the customers (that is, the convicts, not prison officials) have a free choice of the service provider. It’s not a free market and the current situation is perfect for rent-seekers.
5555624 8y ago
As Sharlin says, getting into the prisons. There are other companies, like CorrLinks and AccessCorrections. (I believe CorrLinks has all of the federal prison system, in addition to some states.) These systems can work both ways or one way. For example, federal prisoners can email back and forth via CorrLinks; while some systems, only allow incoming email, which is printed out and provided to the prisoner.