This draft is a dramatic departure from the FCC’s decision issued last July.

On Oct. 28, the Federal Communications Commission will vote again on prison phone and video rates—and the outcome could determine whether fairness is restored or families are left to shoulder impossible choices. 

What is really concerning about Kimmel’s suspension is the role that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendon Carr—and by extension President Trump—played in threatening to pull the broadcast licenses of ABC affiliates if they continued to air Kimmel’s show.

On September 15, UCC Media Justice helped organize a coalition letter of faith and public interest groups urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to overturn its unjust and unlawful suspension of fair prison phone and video rates. This letter supports a legal filing at the FCC, in which we are also deeply engaged.

Across many faith traditions, the message is the same: stepping away from the scroll creates space to hear more clearly what truly matters.

Join us on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Washington, D.C.!

All too often, actions that seem neutral, even beneficial, affect some group of people in negative, sometimes unexpected, ways.

Public media remains one of the most trusted news sources because it’s publicly funded and accountable to the people.

As we navigate the digital landscape, each of us needs to steer carefully, developing the skill to ask questions, evaluate, and double-check the veracity of the information we encounter.

Last night, UCC Media Justice joined a coalition of public interest groups that filed an Application for Review urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to overturn a recent decision by the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau that suspends the 2024 FCC rules to lower price caps on prison phone calls.