Minn. Dept. of Commerce plans statewide consumer education campai...
Minn. Dept. of Commerce plans statewide consumer education campaign this spring to inform low-income residents of Lifeline subsidies for monthly bills and Link Up subsidies for service connection costs. Funding for $450,000 program will come from $900,000 fine Qwest…
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paid to state last year in settlement of service quality complaints from 1998 and 1999. Commerce Dept. estimated fewer than 20% of eligible low- income households were enrolled in universal service programs. Outreach program will use print and broadcast ads to reach estimated 100,000 eligible but unenrolled Minn. households to make them aware subsidies are available. Subsidies are funded by federal and state universal service surcharges on phone bills, but don’t cover large-scale outreach efforts such as one Minn. Commerce Dept. is beginning.