TOM REED 
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Chairman Tom Wheeler 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th Street, SW, Room TW·A325 
Washington, DC20554 
Dear Chairman Wheeler, 
January 12, 2015 
I write today regarding the request for comment, WC Docket No. 12-375, from the Federal 
Communications Commission under the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Inmate 
Calling Services. This proposal has been brought to my attention by county correctional facilities within 
my Congressional District. 
The Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Inmate Calling Services involves a proposal that 
would include the current rates set for federal interstate calls being further extended to override current 
state regulated instrastate calls. Currently, the funds collected by local jails are used for the monitoring of 
inmate calls to prevent further crime and better address safety concerns to protect inmates. The 
monitoring of calls also provides important information for our local offices to be able to prosecute 
criminals and acquit those who are innocent. The loss of funding would create serious safety concerns for 
our inmates, corrections officers and our community as a whole. 
The Commission currently sites Sections 276 and 20l(b) ofthe Communications Act of 1996 as their 
legal authority to regulate site commissions and intrastate calls; however, the law does not provide 
conclusive language that would allow the federal government to override current state authority. If the 
Federal Communications Commission does begin implementation of these proposals, I am concerned this 
would be overstepping federal authority provided under the existing law. 
I urge the Federal Communications Commission to review the language of the Federal Communications 
Act and the effect these changes could have on our local communities. Please feel free to contact my 
office should you have any further questions. 
CORNING DISmiCT OFFICE 
89 WEST M ARKET STREET 
CORNING, NY 14830 
PHONE: (607) 654-7566 
GENEVA DISmiCT OFFICE 
433 EXCHANGE STREET 
GENEVA, NY 14456 
PHONE: (3 15) 759- 5229 
ITHACA DISTRICT OFFICE 
401 EAST STATE STREET, SUITE 304-1 
ITHACA, NY 14850 
PHONE: (607) 222-2027 
JAMESTOWN OISmiCT OFFlCE 
2 EAST 2NO STREET, SUITE 300 
JAMESTOWN. NY 14701 
PHONE: (716) 70!H:i369 
OlEAN DISTRICT OFFlCE 
1 BLUUIRO SOUARE 
OLEAN, NY 14760 
PHONE: (716) 379-&434