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Ajit also undid the new tariffs that were about to be implemented for jails and prisons to avoid some inmates paying $50 for a 15 minute call to their family. F

• snakeboy 5y ago
  I'm all for hating on Ajit, but from a cursory look at the prison case, the FCC just never really had the jurisdiction to regulate intrastate calls and repeatedly lost in court on that question. There was already a 50 cent cap on interstate calls under Pai, and this year under Rosenworcel it's been lowered to 14-21 cents[1]. Am I missing something? [0] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/07/ajit-pai-urges-states-to-cap-prison-phone-rates-after-he-helped-kill-fcc-caps/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/07/ajit-pai-urges-s... [1] https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2021/sep/1/fcc-takes-further-action-prison-and-jail-phone-rates/ https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2021/sep/1/fcc-takes-fu...
  • themitigating 5y ago
    That he still probably did it to benefit one or more companies.