Anne Turner Presents: “NaLA In Review”
About “NaLA In Review”: In this NaLA Talk, Anne Turner of CGM discusses recent movement from USAC regarding the NLAD National Verifier & 2018-2019 audits. View Anne Turner’s NaLA Talk here. About Anne Turner: Anne Turner is a Lifeline Advocate and former Director of Compliance and Client Services at Telecom software development firm, CGM. Since…
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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 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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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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Congresswomen Eshoo and Clarke Oppose FCC Lifeline Changes
On Wednesday, March 21st Congresswomen Eshoo and Clarke Oppose FCC Lifeline Changes in a letter to FCC to Chairman, Ajit Pai, encouraging him to protect the Lifeline Program. Eshoo and Clarke Oppose FCC Lifeline Changes After a Recent Committee Vote Congresswomen Anna G. Eshoo and Yvette D. Clarke composed a letter following a recent meeting…
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CTIA Opposes FCC Lifeline Changes Banning Wireless Resellers
About CTIA: CTIA® represents the U.S. wireless communications industry and the companies throughout the mobile ecosystem that enable Americans to lead a 21st century connected life. The association’s members include wireless carriers, device manufacturers, suppliers as well as apps and content companies. CTIA vigorously advocates at all levels of government for policies that…
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Sprint Opposes Lifeline Wireless Reseller Ban
Postponing of Lifeline Program Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier) In addition to concerns about the ban of wireless resellers in Lifeline, Sprint also asserts in the letter to the FCC that the National Verifier is a crucial part of reducing waste, fraud, and abuse within the program – and should be the most important focus of…
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Dems Request GAO Review of FCC on Lifeline National Verifier
Jan. 25, 2018 — A letter from a number of members from the U.S. House Energy & Commerce aasked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the FCC’s efforts to deploy the Lifeline Program National Verifier — an initiative that aims to verify subscriber information for Lifeline Program participants and ultimately increase the integrity of…
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Chuck Campbell Presents “The National Verifier”
About “The National Verifier”: This presentation was largely focused on USAC’s implementation and initial rollout of the National Verifier. The discussion included an overview of the APIs, migration, federal and state database access, recertification and the transition to NLAD-based reimbursement. About Chuck Campbell: Chuck has more than 25 years of experience delivering a wide variety…
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National Verifier Update
<H2>National Verifier Initial Launch States & Eligibility Verification Data Sources</H2> USAC announced the initial group of states that will roll into the National Verifier and the automated eligibility verification data sources that the National Verifier will use for each state. The initial launch states are: Colorado (automated data sources: SNAP, Medicaid, Federal Public Housing) Mississippi (automated data sources: SNAP,…
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