TracFone asked the FCC to drop a condition imposed in a 2008 orde...
TracFone asked the FCC to drop a condition imposed in a 2008 order making the wireless company an eligible telecommunications carrier under the Universal Service Fund Lifeline program. The condition requires TracFone to certify in states where it offers…
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Lifeline service that it’s carrying out all its 911 and E-911 duties. In a petition Thursday, TracFone said the FCC imposed the condition based on statements by the Keystone chapter of the National Emergency Numbers Association. But the group’s secretary, Timothy Baldwin, later admitted making misrepresentations to the FCC, TracFone said. “The Commission’s stated reason for that condition ceases to exist,” it said. The condition has burdened TracFone and the FCC, the company said. “To date, two petitions to reject TracFone state law compliance certifications have been filed with the Commission.” Both are based on “unsupported allegations and unproven opinions,” and neither would have been allowed without the state compliance condition, it said.