Get with this. The fight for prison #phonejustice comes to a head this Thursday with an FCC vote that will impact millions of families. We are showing up en masse to make a ruckus online. The link below lets you ‘donate’ a post to the cause in a group post.
The best place to see Cuba’s Internet explosion is along the busy Havana thoroughfare known as La Rampa, or the Ramp.
Named for its sloping descent toward the sea, it is congested and loud. Still, crowds pack the sidewalks, office alcoves and driveways here to get online. They huddle within a few blocks of huge cell towers atop the Habana Libre luxury hotel. All eyes are glued to smartphones, tablets and laptops.
Raul Cuba, 41, types a lengthy Internet access code and password into his phone. He only learned how to log on a month ago.
“I’d never been on Facebook before, and the first time I did, I got so excited. I started chatting with my family in Miami, in Italy and Spain,” he says.
Until this summer, Internet access only was available to tourists and officials, but since then the Castro government has set up dozens of pay-as-you-go public Wi-Fi hot spots around the country. And last month, President Obama allowed U.S. companies to invest in the island’s telecommunication industry.
Internet Access Expands In Cuba — For Those Who Can Afford It
Photo: Carrie Kahn/NPR
Prison phone rates are astronomical, with the price of a 15-minute call soaring above $10 in some states.
Many families simply can’t afford these rates. For the 2.7 million children with an incarcerated parent, that means forgoing phone calls. Studies show that regular contact with loved ones helps reduce recidivism. That means less crime, and stronger communities.
As early as October, the FCC will decide on new protections that could dramatically lower the price of prison phone calls.
Sign this petition and urge the FCC to end unreasonable prison phone rates: http://bit.ly/1j0P1Vi
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