Federal Communications Commission	"FCC/DA  XX-XXX"



DA 23-365
Released:  May 3, 2023

COMMENT DATES FOR PROPOSED 2023 MANDATORY DATA COLLECTION 
FOR INCARCERATED PEOPLE’S COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

WC Docket Nos. 23-62, 12-375

Comments Due:  June 2, 2023
Reply Comments Due:  June 20, 2023

	By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announces the comment and reply comment dates for the Public Notice on the proposed 2023 Mandatory Data Collection for incarcerated people’s communications services. 

The Bureau released a Public Notice on April 28, 2023 seeking comment on the contours and specific requirements of the proposed 2023 Mandatory Data Collection implementing the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022. See Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics Seek Comment on Proposed 2023 Mandatory Data Collection for Incarcerated People’s Communications Services, WC Docket Nos. 23-62, 12-375, Public Notice, DA 23-355 (WCB/OEA Apr. 28, 2023) (Public Notice).
  The Public Notice requires that comments and reply comments be filed no later than 30 and 45 days after publication in the Federal Register. Id. at 1.  
  On May 3, 2023, the Federal Register published a summary of the Public Notice titled “Wireline Competition Bureau and the Office of Economics and Analytics Seek Comment on Proposed 2023 Mandatory Data Collection for Incarcerated People’s Communications Services.” See Federal Communications Commission, Incarcerated People’s Communications Services; Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act; Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, 88 Fed. Reg. 27850 (May 3, 2023) (Federal Register Notice).
  The May 3, 2023 Federal Register Notice establishes June 2, 2023 as the deadline for comments and June 20, 2023 as the deadline for reply comments. Federal Register Notice at 27850.
  The Public Notice and Federal Register Notice contain complete filing instructions. See Public Notice at 10; Federal Register Notice at 27850.
    

To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice).
For further information, please contact Ahuva Z. Battams, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at 202-418-1565 or Ahuva.battams@fcc.gov.
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