NARUC Task Force Recommends EBB-Lifeline Switch
The FCC should mull transitioning the emergency broadband benefit into permanent Lifeline subsidy increases, and state legislators should remove barriers to utilities providing broadband in unserved and underserved areas, said NARUC broadband task force draft recommendations Monday. It recommended developing…
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a centralized database of carriers that failed to meet obligations from previous state and federal funds. Other draft recommendations covered mapping, adoption and program coordination. The task force scheduled a June 2 virtual meeting at 2 p.m. EDT for feedback. It plans final suggestions at NARUC’s July 18-21 meeting. “Our work is meant to give state utility commissioners tools to hasten broadband availability for everyone,” said task force and South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Chairman Chris Nelson. The panel virtually heard in February its subgroups’ near-final reports (see 2102050053).