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  • NaLA’s Statement on FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s Departure

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  • NaLA Statement on Naming of Commissioner Carr as Next FCC Chair

    President-elect Trump has picked FCC Cmr Carr as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Carr has served as a member of the FCC since 2017 The following statement can be attributed...

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  • In dark blue font, on a light blue background: NaLA Statement on the 2024 Presidential Election

    NaLA Statement on the 2024 Presidential Election

    Washington, DC – The following statement can be attributed to David B Dorwart, Chairman of the National Lifeline Association (NaLA): “The National Lifeline Association (NaLA) congratulates...

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  • 2024 National Lifeline & ACP Conference Presentation

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  • NaLA Statement on DOJ’s Enforcement Action Against Q Link

    Telecommunications company Q Link Wireless pleaded guilty on Tuesday to committing fraud through the Lifeline federal government broadband subsidy program The following statement can be attributed...

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  • NaLA Statement on ACP Amendment’s Advancement out of Senate Commerce Committee

    During today's Senate Commerce Committee Markup hearing, the committee voted 14-12 to move the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act out of committee as an amendment to S2238, Plan for...

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  • NaLA Statement on the House Introduction of the Secure and Affordable Broadband Extension Act

    NaLA Statement on the House Introduction of the Secure and Affordable Broadband Extension Act

    Today, Reps Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) and Rep Mike Carey (R-OH) introduced a House bill (a companion to the bipartisan S4317 - Secure and Affordable Broadband Extension Act) and it includes $6 billion...

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  • NaLA Expresses Disappointment after Fifth U.S. Circuit Court’s decision on the Universal Service Fund (USF)

    NaLA’s Statement on 5th Circuit Court’s Decision to Strike Down the Universal Service Fund

    On July 24, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled to strike down the Universal Service Fund (USF), calling the rural and low-income broadband subsidy "unconstitutional" The...

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  • NaLA Statement on Cantwell’s Spectrum Bill Markup Cancellation

    The Senate Commerce Committee late Monday scrapped plans for a markup Tuesday morning of Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell’s Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024, which would have included...

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  • ACP: The Fight Isn’t Over

    This month, 23 million households in the US will have to make a difficult decision: pay more for their monthly internet bill or cut their budget somewhere else to pay for it or go without internet...

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