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Commission Signs Securus Amendment After FCC Stay; Phone Commissions May Resume

5913713 · September 2, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners authorized an amendment to the county’s contract with Securus after an FCC order’s stay reverted prior changes; the amendment allows the county to resume earning commissions on inmate phone services to benefit the inmate population.

Kennebec County commissioners authorized the chairman to sign an amendment to the county’s Securus phone contract after county staff said a stay on an FCC order (referenced at the meeting as the Martha Wright Reed Act-related ruling) effectively returns telephony commissions to pre-order status.

A county presenter explained that the FCC’s earlier order froze facility commissions; with the stay in place the county can "begin to earn those commissions again and use those commissions to benefit the inmate population," and the amendment restores the contract terms that apply prior to the earlier FCC action.

A motion to authorize the chairman to sign the amendment was made, seconded and approved by voice vote (“Aye”). County staff said Peter and others had reviewed the amendment. Staff did not provide specific projections of commission revenue during the discussion.