Federal Communications Commission	DA 26-[##]


DA 26-621
Released:  June 24, 2026

WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON
NCIC’S PETITION FOR WAIVER OF CERTAIN IPCS REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS 
WC Docket Nos. 23-62 and 12-375
Comment Date:  July 24, 2026
Reply Comment Date:  August 10, 2026

The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment from interested parties on a petition for waiver filed by Network Communications International Corp., d/b/a/ NCIC Correctional Services (“NCIC”). Request for Waiver of Network Communications International Corp., d/b/a NCIC Correctional Services, WC Docket Nos. 23-62 and 12-375 (filed June 17, 2026) (NCIC Waiver Petition).  
  Pursuant to section 64.6120 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR § 64.6120. 
 NCIC seeks a waiver of the Commission’s audio and video Incarcerated People’s Communications Services (IPCS) rate cap rule to charge above the effective rate caps at certain correctional facilities it serves. 47 CFR § 64.6030.  
    
Filing Requirements.  Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR §§ 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this document.  All filings must refer to WC Docket Nos. 23-62 and 12-375. All filings relating to this Public Notice should refer only to the dockets listed here.
  
· Electronic Filers:  Comments may be filed electronically using the Commission’s online Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS):  https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/. See Federal Communications Commission, Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24121 (May 1, 1998).
 
· Paper Filers:  Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing.  
o Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service.  All filings must be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
o Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC’s mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.  All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners.  Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.  
o Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
o Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
· People with Disabilities:  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 & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530. 
Permit but Disclose Ex Parte Communications.  For the purposes of the Commission’s ex parte rules, each petition addressed within this Public Notice will be treated as initiating a permit-but-disclose proceeding under the Commission’s rules. 47 CFR §§ 1.1200 et seq.

  Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies).  Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation.  If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter’s written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum.  Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b).  In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf).  Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules.
Additional Information.  For further information, please contact Simon Solemani, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at Simon.Solemani@fcc.gov. 

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