FCC Supports Lifeline Participants with COVID-19 Order
FCC releases COVID-19 Order placing a 60 day waiver on recertification and reverification. The FCC delays launch of RAD Database 60 days beyond target date.
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John Heitmann Presents: “Federal Communication Commission (FCC) & Washington Update”
About Federal Communication Commission (FCC) & Washington Update: This NaLA Talk focuses on the recent Lifeline activity on The Hill, with a specific focus on the Lifeline D.C. Circuit, rulemaking, optics, and current issues. Additional topics include the National Verifier, minimum service standards, WFA (Waste, Fraud, & Abuse), and program goals. View John Heitmann’s 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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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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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 that seeks to assist low-income Americans. FCC Promoting Telehealth for Low-Income Consumers The Connected Care Pilot Program is part of an FCC telehealth initiative and would seek…
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NaLA Files Comment on TracFone Emergency Petition Requesting National Verifier Delay
September 12, 2018 – The National Lifeline Association (NaLA) filed comments supporting the recent TracFone emergency petition requesting alterations to the Lifeline National Verifier by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), administrator of the Lifeline Program. TracFone Emergency Petition Requests FCC Delay USAC National Verifier Launch The emergency petition from TracFone urges the Federal Communications Commission…
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National Lifeline Association Comments In Support of Q Link’s Emergency Petition for API Interfaces
The National Lifeline Association (NaLA) commented on Q Link’s emergency petition for an order directing the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) to provide API Interfaces for the National Verifier. Q Link defends the need for APIs because they are critical for the Lifeline consumer enrollment process. The use of APIs would make the application process…
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