PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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DA 13-79
Release Date:  January 22, 2013
COMMENT CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMISSION’S NOTICE OF PROPOSED 
RULEMAKING REGARDING RATES FOR INTERSTATE INMATE CALLING SERVICES
WC Docket No. 12-375
Comment Date:  March 25, 2013
Reply Comment Date:  April 22, 2013
On December 28, 2012, the Commission released a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding 
rates for interstate inmate calling services.
1
  
   
The Commission set the comment and reply comment deadlines for the Rates for Interstate 
Inmate Calling Services NPRM as 60 and 90 days, respectively, after publication of the summary of the 
notice in the Federal Register.
2
  On January 22, 2013, a summary of the Rates for Interstate Inmate 
Calling Services NPRM was published in the Federal Register along with the dates for filing comments 
and reply comments.
3
  Accordingly, comments will be due on March 25, 2013 and reply comments 
will be due on April 22, 2013.
For comment filing requirements, please consult the Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services 
NPRM.
4
  For further information regarding this proceeding, contact Lynne Engledow, Wireline 
Competition Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, lynne.engledow@fcc.gov or 202-418-1520.
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1
Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, WC Docket No. 12-375, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 12-
167 (rel. Dec. 28, 2012) (Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services NPRM).
2
See id.
3
See Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, 78 Fed. Reg. 4369 (Jan. 22, 2013).
4
See Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services NPRM at para. 54.