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Committee backs one-year extension of GTL phone contract that raises inmate-telephone commission

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee · November 13, 2013
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Summary

The committee advanced a one-year extension of the Sheriff's inmate-telephone contract with Cobaltel Link (GTL), increasing the commission to the inmate welfare fund from 60% to 65% and adding roughly $60,000 annually; the committee moved the amended resolution forward with budget-analyst concurrence.

The Budget and Finance Committee on Nov. 13 advanced a resolution retroactively authorizing a one-year extension of the Sheriff's inmate-telephone contract with Cobaltel Link (commonly known as GTL), which would raise the commission remitted to the inmate welfare fund from 60% to 65% and increase commission…

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