Boomerang representatives met with FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly...
Boomerang representatives met with FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly and other FCC officials to ask for action on the company’s pending application to be certified as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) in various states. Boomerang sought ETC status in Alabama, Connecticut,…
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Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia in December 2010, the company said. The wireless carrier already is certified as an ETC in 21 states. Representatives “described Boomerang’s Lifeline enrollment methods, including the company’s focus on event marketing and in-person enrollment and handset distribution,” said an ex parte filing, posted Monday in docket 11-42 (http://bit.ly/1ioft3s). “These enrollment strategies, including in-person wireless handset distribution are important because they add a layer of fraud prevention by having the applicant stand in front of the person taking the application and provide the proof of eligibility.” Boomerang said it can train new subscribers how “to activate and use the wireless device, including connecting to the Internet."