The FCC Wireline Bureau is soliciting applications from eligible telecom...
The FCC Wireline Bureau is soliciting applications from eligible telecom carriers who want a share of the $25 million budgeted in the Lifeline Order for a Broadband Adoption Lifeline Pilot Program. The bureau’s goal is to test broadband adoption in…
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different geographic areas using different technologies and variations of broadband service and discount plans, with “a particular interest in learning which discount plans are most effective in promoting broadband adoption and retention,” the public notice said. The money must be used to subsidize the services they provide to low-income consumers in the pilot program. At the conclusion of the Pilot Program, “the Commission will publicly recognize the ETCs and their partners that best succeed in meeting the Pilot Program goals,” the bureau said. The deadline for applications is July 2, in docket 11-42, and full details are listed in the public notice (http://xrl.us/bm5vs2). “Low-income Americans are disproportionately excluded from the $8 trillion dollar global Internet economy, and all of its benefits,” Chairman Julius Genachowski said. “The data we collect will help identify the best ways to close the broadband adoption gap and unleash the benefits of high-speed Internet for every American."