NaLA Blog & Latest News

  • 2017 FCC Lifeline Order Ruling

    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...

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  • Emergency-petition-TracFone-national-verifier

    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...

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  • self-regulation-Lifeline-program

    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...

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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 Aiobocom, as the new member of the NaLA Board PRESS RELEASE: KENNETT SQUARE,...

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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...

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  • NaLA-comment-Q-Link-Waiver-Petition

    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...

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  • Veterans-lifeline-service-FCC-proposed-changes

    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...

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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 US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the National Lifeline Association’s appeal of the FCC’s December 2017 proposal...

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  • National Lifeline Association Chairman Issues Statement Regarding FCC Enforcement Action Against American Broadband

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  • NaLA-Responds-FCC-Connected-Care-Pilot-Program-NOI

    NaLA Comments on FCC Connected Care Pilot Program Notice of Inquiry

    The National Lifeline Association (NaLA) filed a response to a recent Notice of Inquiry (NOI) regarding the Connected Care Pilot Program, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) telehealth program...

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