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Paperwork burdens imposed by changes to the FCC Lifeline order...

Paperwork burdens imposed by changes to the FCC Lifeline order will outweigh the benefits claimed by the FCC, Smith Bagley Inc. said in comments to the Office of Management and Budget (http://xrl.us/bmzxfj). SBI, which operates wireless networks covering approximately 70,000…

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Lifeline customers in tribal lands, takes issue with rules requiring the 90-day re-certification of temporary addresses, the self-funding of biennial audits and inclusion of fine-print regulatory disclosures in all marketing materials. “The FCC has failed to adequately and accurately calculate the expected burdens of these requirements, and has failed to show how these requirements are not redundant or excessive in light of other program protections in place,” SBI said Thursday.