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NaLa Seeks Rules Changes With EBB to ACP Transition

Automatically transition emergency broadband benefit program enrollees into the affordable connectivity program, said the National Lifeline Association in a letter to FCC posted Tuesday in docket 20-445. Lifeline subscribers should also be automatically enrolled in the new program and all…

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enrollees should be given an opt-out notice, NaLa said. The group wants a "benefit transfer integrity check" where ACP applicants agree to stay with their chosen provider for 30 days, except when moving out of a service area, before transferring to another provider. NaLa asked that the definition of a "connected device" also be amended to define a tablet by size and "other capabilities related to online learning or telework rather than by the ability to make cellular calls."