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How Much Phone Calls Actually Cost: Georgia's 6¢/Minute Rate and Account Rules

Budgeting for phone contact is tough when the rates and rules aren't clear. Here's what you need to know about calls from Bacon Probation Detention in Georgia.

• 2 min read • gdc.georgia.gov
How Much Phone Calls Actually Cost: Georgia's 6¢/Minute Rate and Account Rules

Securus handles phone service for Bacon Probation Detention. To pay for calls through an account, you can set up either a pre-paid collect account or a direct bill account. Do this through the Securus Technologies website or by calling 1-800-844-6591.

Local calls from Bacon Probation Detention cost $0.06 per minute through Securus. Use that rate to estimate what a typical week of calls will run you.

Want a quick budget check? At $0.06 per minute, a 25-minute local call comes out to $1.50.

Pre-paid collect accounts have a deposit cap of $200.00 per deposit. If you need to load more than that, you'll have to split it into multiple deposits.

Good news for your budget: funding fees are $0.00 per deposit when you add money via IVR, the website, a live agent, or by check or money order. Your full deposit amount goes into the account.

How Much Phone Calls Actually Cost: Georgia's 6¢/Minute Rate and Account Rules
  1. Pick a “typical” call length - if you’re using 25 minutes as your baseline, that call costs $1.50 at $0.06/minute.
  2. Multiply by how often you expect calls - for example, if you budget for 5 calls like that in a week, you’d plan for 5 × $1.50 = $7.50.
  3. Scale it to a month - take your weekly estimate and multiply by about 4 to get a rough monthly number (using the same example: about $30.00).

Tip: Start with a small deposit and see how fast it gets used before loading more. Deposits max out at $200.00 each, and funding fees are $0.00 via IVR, website, live agent, check, or money order. Set up your account at the Securus website or call 1-800-844-6591.

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