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Securus Technologies is a technology communications firm serving prisons across the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The company is a subsidiary of Aventiv Technologies. In the past, the company has faced criticism over phone call pricing, data security, monopoly [ 3 ] and product innovation.
On August 9, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a report on the high cost of inmate calling services, with proposed reforms. [16] A 2013 FCC analysis, described how, in some cases, long-distance calls are charged six times the rate on the outside, or in other instances, a fifteen-minute call could cost upwards of $15. [17]
"The Federal Communications Commission today voted to end exorbitant phone and video call rates that have burdened ... "the cost of a 15-minute phone call will drop to $0.90 from as much as $11.35 ...
Two inmate calling service companies agreed to drop a merger bid after U.S. regulators recommended blocking the deal because of significant competitive concerns, the Federal Communications ...
At a time when most consumers enjoy free or low-cost calling, prison phone calls at their peak in California cost more than $6 per 15 minutes via a private telecommunications provider.
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The cost for a video visitation system, whether that is with old technology or internet based systems which include hardware, management/scheduling software, recording and servers/switches is around $5000/station. Video visitation technology is funded in several different ways.
Under the contract, "Securus pays the County 50 percent of the $12.99 price tag for every 20-minute video call and 78 percent of the $0.21 per minute cost of every phone call," the lawsuit said. The contract has "a guarantee that Securus would pay the County at least $190,000 each year," the St. Clair County lawsuit said.