2019 NaLA Annual Conference Presentations
About the 2019 NaLA Annual Conference Talks The 2019 NaLA Annual Conference presentations are now available online for NaLA Members. Each conference day included NaLA Talks and Panel Sessions, where attendees heard from more than a dozen speakers and panelists who provided insight into compelling discussion topics, such as regulatory and government updates, California LifeLine,…
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Sprint Supports Q Link’s Petition for Lifeline Enrollment APIs
In July 2018, Q Link Wireless filed an emergency petition to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to immediately change how people submit eligibility proof documentation when they enroll in the Lifeline Program with an ETC online. The FCC’s potential changes will make the online eligibility and enrollment process more difficult, discouraging customers who need Lifeline…
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U.S. Court of Appeals Announces Decision on FCC 2017 Lifeline Order
The FCC 2017 Lifeline Order, which sought to ban resellers from serving Lifeline-eligible consumers and change the access to Lifeline service for low-income consumers living on Tribal lands, was vacated and remanded by the U.S. Court of Appeals. Chairman David Dorwart released the following press release on behalf of NaLA regarding the court’s ruling. NaLA…
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TracFone Files Second Emergency Petition on National Verifier
November 30, 2018 – TracFone Wireless filed an emergency petition on the National Verifier, urging the FCC to direct the USAC to implement fifteen specific modifications of the National Verifier and its associated processes. This petition follows an earlier filing from TracFone in August 2108, which raised many similar concerns about aspects of the (then…
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NaLA Develops and Promotes Self Regulation in Lifeline Industry
The mission of the National Lifeline Association (NaLA) is to support the Lifeline Industry through “education, cooperation, and advocacy.” To further this goal, NaLA focuses on developing and implementing new self regulation processes. These processes strengthen the effectiveness of the Lifeline Program and bridge the digital divide for low-income Americans. Self Regulation in Lifeline Industry…
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National Lifeline Association Welcomes Ali Badran As New Board Member
The National Lifeline Association (NaLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ali Badran, CEO of MoreAble, LLC and Aiobo.com, as the new member of the NaLA Board. PRESS RELEASE: KENNETT SQUARE, PA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 05, 2018 The National Lifeline Association (NaLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ali Badran, CEO of MoreAble, LLC and…
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Lifeline Minimum Service Standards Increase Effective December 1, 2018
December 1, 2018 – New Lifeline minimum service standards are in effect today, as stated in the FCC’s 2016 Lifeline Modernization Order. The Order (FCC 16-38) aimed to modernize Lifeline to support broadband and establish an automatic update to the Lifeline minimum service standard for mobile voice service through November 30, 2018. Newly Effective Lifeline…
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NaLA Supports Q Link Waiver Petition Urging FCC to Accept Submissions for Lifeline Eligibility Pending Fully Functional API
Comments Filed November 23 in Support of Q Link National Verifier Waiver Request Following the November 1 petition by Q Link Wireless, LLC, the National Lifeline Association (NaLA) filed comments supporting the Q Link Waiver Petition, which requests Lifeline eligibility submissions to the National Verifier. Q Link Waiver Petition to FCC on National Verifier Q…
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1.3 Million Veterans Lifeline Service Could be Affected by FCC Proposed Changes
The Washington Times published an op-ed regarding how Veterans Lifeline service could be affected by FCC-proposed changes. Lifeline service is offered through the Lifeline Program, which connects low-income Americans to affordable telephony and broadband services for the purposes of health care, education and employment. The op-ed echoes TracFone, Sprint, AARP and other groups who have stood…
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NaLA’s 2017 FCC Proposal Appeal Lands in DC for Oral Argument
On October 25, 2018, oral argument was held before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the National Lifeline Association’s appeal of the FCC’s December 2017 proposal to ban resellers from the Tribal Lifeline program and to limit the program to rural areas. NaLA’s Case for Appealing the 2017 FCC…
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