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Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics Adopt 2026 Mandatory Data Collection for Incarcerated People's Communications Services

By Federal Communications Commission · Oct 4, 2026, 11:00 PM CDT

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In this Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) and the Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) (collectively, WCB/OEA) adopt instructions, Word and Excel templates, and a certification form to implement the 2026 incarcerated people's communications services (IPCS) Mandatory Data Collection.

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The article does not explain what the IPCS Mandatory Data Collection entails, why it is being mandated in 2026, what data will be collected, how it will affect incarcerated individuals or service providers, or any legal or policy background for the order.

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The order is issued by two federal agencies—the Wireline Competition Bureau and the Office of Economics and Analytics—and concerns a mandatory data collection program for communications services used by incarcerated people, scheduled for 2026.

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