PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 14-969 Released: July 7, 2014 FCC ANNOUNCES UPDATED AGENDA AND PANELISTS FOR JULY 9 WORKSHOP ON INMATE CALLING SERVICES REFORM WC Docket No. 12-375 The updated agenda for the FCC’s July 9 workshop to analyze the impact of reforms and gather information to inform additional reforms of Inmate Calling Services (ICS) will include four panel discussions, as follows: Welcome & Remarks (9:30 – 10:00 AM): Remarks by Chairman Tom Wheeler, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, and Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel Panel 1 (10:00 – 11:15 AM): Impact of Reform and Potential Need for Additional Reform – This panel will address the impact of reforms since the 2013 ICS Report and Order and FNPRM, the benefits to consumers, and the potential need for additional FCC and/or state reforms. Co-Moderators: Mr. Kalpak Gude, Division Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau Ms. Rhonda Lien, Attorney, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau Panelists: Mr. Darrell A. Baker, Director, Utility Services Division, Alabama Public Service Commission Ms. Cheryl A. Leanza, Policy Advisor, United Church of Christ, OC Inc. Ms. Talila A. Lewis, Founder, Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf (HEARD) Mr. Jesse Wiese, Policy Analyst, Justice Fellowship Ms. Karina Wilkinson, Steering Committee Member, New Jersey Advocates for Immigrant Detainees Mr. Paul Wright, Executive Director, Human Rights Defense Center 2Panel 2 (11:30 – 12:45 PM): Ancillary Charges – This panel will discuss ancillary charges, the types, rates, whether new charges have occurred since the 2013 Order, and potential reforms to limit these charges. Co-Moderators: Ms. Rhonda Lien, Attorney, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau Mr. David Zesiger, Senior Counsel, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau Panelists: Mr. Darrell A. Baker, Director, Utility Services Division, Alabama Public Service Commission Ms. Aleks Kajstura, Legal Director, Prison Policy Initiative Mr. Lee G. Petro, Of Counsel, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Mr. William L. Pope, President, NCIC Mr. Vincent Townsend, President, Pay Tel Communications, Inc. (12:45 – 2:00 PM): Lunch Break Panel 3 (2:00 – 3:15 PM): Understanding the Provision of ICS in Different Facilities – This panel will focus on understanding the primary cost drivers of providing ICS in different types of correctional facilities. Co-Moderators: Ms. Lynne Engledow, Assistant Division Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau Mr. Kalpak Gude, Division Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau Mr. Darrell A. Baker, Director, Utility Services Division, Alabama Public Service Commission Panelists: Mr. Elias A. Diggins, Division Chief, Denver Sheriff Department on behalf of the American Jail Association Mr. Alex Friedmann, Managing Editor, Prison Legal News Mr. Kevin Landy, Assistant Director, Office of Detention Policy and Planning, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security Mr. Lee G. Petro, Of Counsel, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Mr. Richard "Rick" A. Smith, CEO, Securus Technologies, Inc. Mr. Thomas Sweeney, Senior Vice President - Sales, Global Tel*Link 3Panel 4 (3:30 – 4:30 PM): New Technologies – This panel will consider new and emerging forms of communications in correctional settings beyond the traditional wireline telephone call. Co-Moderators: Ms. Lynne Engledow, Assistant Division Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau Mr. David Zesiger, Senior Counsel, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau Panelists: Mr. Brian F. Byrne, Founder and Managing Partner, meshIP, LLC Mr. Jay L. Gainsboro, Founder, JLG Technologies, LLC Mr. Grant Gongaware, Chief Architect, Telmate, LLC Mr. Chris Moore, Vice President - Product Management, Global Tel*Link Closing Remarks (4:30 PM): Mr. Kalpak Gude, Division Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau Times listed above are tentative. Attendance - This workshop is open to the public and will be held in the Commission meeting room, 445 12 th St. SW, Washington, D.C. 20554. Attendees are advised to arrive approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of the workshop to allow time to go through our security process. Webcast/Questions - To view a Webcast of the workshop, go to www.fcc.gov/live on the day of the event. Viewers may submit questions by e-mail to livequestions@fcc.gov. Website - Updates to the workshop agenda will be available on the workshop’s Website at http://www.fcc.gov/events/workshop-further-reform-inmate-calling-services. The FCC will attempt to accommodate as many attendees as possible; however, admittance will be limited to seating availability. The Commission will provide audio and/or video coverage of the meeting over the Internet from the FCC’s Web page at http://www.fcc.gov/live. Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 (tty). Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed and a way the FCC can contact you if it needs more information. Please make your request as early as possible; last-minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fulfill. We also take this opportunity to remind the public that presentations to decision-making personnel that go to the merits of the Commission’s pending permit-but-disclose proceeding in Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, WC Docket No. 12-375, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 28 FCC Rcd 14107 (2013) (ICS Report and Order and FNPRM), must comply with the Commission’s ex parte rules. See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1200 et seq. Interested parties are also invited to submit written ex parte presentations in this public docket. Please note: all public remarks made at the workshop will be transcribed and entered into the record for this proceeding. Thus, it is not necessary for speakers making public remarks at the workshop to submit filings in compliance with the Commission’s ex parte rules. 4For additional information about the workshop, please contact Gregory Haledjian of the Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-1520 or gregory.haledjian@fcc.gov. For media inquiries, contact Mark Wigfield, (202) 418-0253, or mark.wigfield@fcc.gov. - FCC -