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Lifeline National Verifier to Soft Launch Oct. 11 in 9 States, Puerto Rico

Lifeline's national verifier will soft launch Oct. 11 in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina and Washington state, the FCC Wireline Bureau said Thursday. Eligible telecom carriers in those places shouldn’t begin recertifications for…

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Lifeline subscribers as of that date and should finish any currently open recertifications by Dec. 17, the bureau said. Universal Service Administrative Co. will start reverifying existing Lifeline subscribers during the soft launch period. The NV hard-launched earlier this week in 11 other states (see 1909230046).