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47 CFR §64.6030

Verified against eCFR.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on eCFR.gov ↗
  1. (a)A Provider must offer each Incarcerated People's Communications Service at a per-minute rate. A Provider may also offer an Incarcerated People's Communications Service under one or more Alternate Pricing Plans, pursuant to § 64.6140.
  2. (b)A Provider must not charge a per-minute rate for intrastate or interstate audio Incarcerated People's Communications Services in excess of the following interim rate caps:
    1. (1)$0.09 per minute for each Prison;
    2. (2)$0.08 per minute for each Jail having an Average Daily Population of 1,000 or more Incarcerated People;
    3. (3)$0.10 per minute for each Jail having an Average Daily Population of between and including 350 and 999 Incarcerated People;
    4. (4)$0.11 per minute for each Jail having an Average Daily Population of between and including 100 and 349 Incarcerated People;
    5. (5)$0.13 per minute for each Jail having an Average Daily Population of between and including 50 and 99 Incarcerated People; and
    6. (6)$0.17 per minute for each Jail having an Average Daily Population below and including 49 Incarcerated People.
  3. (c)A Provider must not charge a per-minute rate for video Incarcerated People's Communications Services in excess of the following interim rate caps:
    1. (1)$0.23 per minute for each Prison;
    2. (2)$0.17 per minute for each Jail having an Average Daily Population of 1,000 or more Incarcerated People;
    3. (3)$0.17 per minute for each Jail having an Average Daily Population of between and including 350 and 999 Incarcerated People;
    4. (4)$0.19 per minute for each Jail having an Average Daily Population of between and including 100 and 349 Incarcerated People;
    5. (5)$0.23 per minute for each Jail having an Average Daily Population of between and including 50 and 99 Incarcerated People; and
    6. (6)$0.42 per minute for each Jail having an Average Daily Population of below and including 49 Incarcerated People.
  4. (d)Providers may charge up to an additional $0.02 per minute above the audio and video Incarcerated People's Communications Services rate caps in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section to recover the costs that a Correctional Facility may incur in making Incarcerated People's Communications Services available.