NOTICE OFUTILITY APPLICATION
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that on November 13, 2014, Securus Technologies, Inc.(Securus), the certificated intrastate interexchange carrier for inmate calling services at the Alaska Department of Corrections (ADOC) facilities, filed an application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide private pay telephone service within ADOC facilities. Docket U-14-113 was opened to address this matter.
The application is accompanied by a request that the Commission waive certain regulatory requirements for service applicable to private pay telephone providers, including the per-call local rate cap of $0.25, incoming call requirements, access to 911 emergency calling, and access to operator assistance and toll-free numbers. Specifically, Securus seeks authority to charge a flat rate of $1.00 for local calls, which are currently provided without charge. Calls made from ADOC facilities to bondsman and certain state agencies, including but not limited to the Office of the Public Defender, the Office of Public Advocacy, and all state ombudsmen’s offices, will continue to be free of charge.
The application is further accompanied by a petition for confidential treatment of the certain proprietary and financial information filed in conjunction with the application.
The Commission has not assessed the completeness of the application. The Commission may determine whether the application is complete after the close of the comment period.
You may obtain information about this application by contacting Barat M. LaPorte, counsel for Securus, at 601 West 5th Avenue, Suite 900, Anchorage, AK 99501; (907) 258-0715. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission’s office at 701 West 8thAvenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing Docket “U-14-113” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., December 11, 2014, at the Commission’s address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference U-14-113 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with Securus at its address given above.
Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Joyce McGowan at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, TTY (907) 276-4533 or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by December 4, 2014.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 19th day of November, 2014.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Steven Kramer
Chief, Common Carrier Section