Use the universal service Lifeline and Link Up to spur broadband ...
Use the universal service Lifeline and Link Up to spur broadband adoption among low-income Americans, the wireless industry and Alliance for Public Technology urged FCC acting Chairman Michael Copps in a letter last week. All broadband providers should be…
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eligible for program funds, regardless of technology, they said. The letter was signed by several major wireless associations and companies, including the CTIA, the Rural Cellular Association, the Rural Telecommunications Group, AT&T, T-Mobile and Qualcomm. The low-income programs have made local phone service “widely available at an affordable rate,” and now should be applied to broadband, they said. “In stark contrast to other proposals to increase U.S. broadband subscription, these targeted dollars will put low-income Americans on equal footing when choosing a broadband provider.”