Article 35GP5 Trump's "free market" FCC loves monopolies, especially when they rip off prisoners' families

Trump's "free market" FCC loves monopolies, especially when they rip off prisoners' families

by
Cory Doctorow
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The American prison system is home to one of the greatest market-failures in the history of telephony (which is saying something): a monopolistic system in which sole-supplier, hedge-fund owned telcoms operators charge as much as $14/minute for prisoners to talk with their lawyers, families and loved ones. (more")

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