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    TracFone Opposes FCC Lifeline Program Changes

    Postponing of Lifeline Eligibility Verifier In addition to concerns on the elimination of wireless resellers, TracFone also asserted that the update to the National Verifier Plan includes...

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  • FCC Public Notice on Universal Lifeline Forms

    FCC Public Notice Announces Universal Lifeline Forms

    About the National Lifeline Association (NaLA): The National Lifeline Association is the only industry trade group specifically focused on the Lifeline segment of telecommunications We support the...

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  • FCC to Discuss Mobility Fund Phase II & More at February Open Meeting

    More About the National Lifeline Association (NaLA) The National Lifeline Association is the only industry trade group specifically focused on the Lifeline segment of telecommunications We support...

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  • NaLA to NARUC, on Resolution in Support of Wireless Resellers

    NaLA released a press release earlier this week, thanking the NARUC on their resolution in support of reseller participation in the Lifeline Program The resolution was in response to several FCC...

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  • Dems compose letter to GAO on FCC attention to Lifeline Program National Verifier

    Dems Request GAO Review of FCC on Lifeline National Verifier

    Jan 25, 2018 -- A letter from a number of members from the US House Energy & Commerce aasked the Government Accountability Office (GAO)  to review the FCC's efforts to deploy the Lifeline...

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  • 56 Congress Members Sign Letter To FCC Opposing November 16 Lifeline Program Changes

    Congressman Gregory W Meeks, stated, “In our modern, highly technological and interconnected world, internet and phone service are all but required to lead a functional life Many Americans...

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    Free Press Opposes FCC Lifeline Rulings, “A Direct Attack” on Low-Income Americans

    Free Press opposes FCC Lifeline Rulings that will affect the Lifeline Program, a program that connects low-income Americans to crucial communications services The proposed changes were released...

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    Cherokee Tribal Organization ‘Stongly Opposes’ FCC Lifeline Changes

    November 9 -- In light of the FCC's proposed changes to the Lifeline Program, there have been responses from several Native American Tribal Organizations, including Oklahoma's Cherokee Nation, the...

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  • Email filing of Native Public Media's letter to FCC

    Tribes Request Delay of Lifeline Changes Affecting Tribal Members

    November 7, 2017 -- Native Public Media responds to recent proposed Lifeline Program changes that will greatly impact areas that currently receive Enhanced Lifeline Tribal Support in a letter to the...

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  • Lifeline Advocates Urge FCC to Reconsider Proposed Program Changes

    On October 26th, the FCC published the upcoming November 16 public meeting agenda, which calls for some significant changes to the Lifeline Program, which provides affordable communication services...

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