Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., supported an update of the Lifeline...
Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., supported an update of the Lifeline program under the Universal Service Fund as proposed Monday by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. Genachowski had said he would circulate a draft order on Tuesday (CD Jan 10 p1). “The…
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Lifeline program has been a vital telecommunications tool for connecting low-income households to basic, affordable telephone service,” Markey said. “I strongly support modernizing the Lifeline program for the 21st century to support universal access to broadband Internet service for low-income Americans.” Markey also praised FCC efforts to stop waste and fraud in the program.