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TracFone said it withdrew a Dec. 1, 2010, petition for...

TracFone said it withdrew a Dec. 1, 2010, petition for declaratory ruling on Lifeline and eligible telecom carrier issues in light of the FCC’s recent Lifeline reform order (CD Feb 1 p1). “In the Lifeline Reform Order, the Commission addressed…

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some of the issues set forth in TracFone’s petition,” the company said (http://xrl.us/bmwk9m). “The Commission’s elimination of Link Up support to all ETCs on non-Tribal lands mooted TracFone’s request for a declaratory ruling confirming that an ETC is not eligible to receive Link Up benefits unless it ... imposes on its customers a customary charge for commencing telecommunications service.”