Wright Petitioners, Others Ask FCC to Reject Securus/ICSolutions
Groups urged the FCC to deny Securus' proposed buy of Inmate Calling Solutions from TKC Holdings. "In light of numerous public admonishments for violating other Commission rules, policies and procedures, Securus has clearly demonstrated that it lacks the character qualifications…
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to remain a holder of Commission-issued authorizations," said the Wright Petitioners and seven others in a petition posted Tuesday in docket 18-193. "The proposed transaction will also result in the elimination of the only competitor to the two largest inmate calling service providers." Or designate it for hearing," said the groups, seeking investigation into "serious violations of Commission rules, policies and procedures." At a minimum, the deal "must be held in abeyance" during the investigation, they said. The Urban Justice Center's Corrections Accountability Project also urged denial, saying the deal would reduce competition and harm consumers of correctional phone services. Securus didn't comment. The Human Rights Defense Center, which also joined the Wright Petitioners filing, again urged FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to recuse himself, given his previous representation of Securus. The FCC didn't comment. Pai refused to recuse himself from a Securus private equity transaction completed last year (see 1710300065 and 1708240005).