House Commerce Committee members said they plan a...
House Commerce Committee members said they plan a hearing to examine the FCC’s Lifeline program on April 25, according to a letter sent Tuesday. The letter, sent to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, asked whether the USF program should be frozen…
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until additional reforms can be implemented to reduce waste and abuse in the program. The letter also asked whether the FCC should reconsider providing waivers for carriers to receive funding “even if they deploy no facilities of their own,” and if the Lifeline program should be put on a budget or capped. The letter was signed by Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich.; Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore.; Joe Barton, R-Texas; Bob Latta, R-Ohio; Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.; and Tim Murphy, R-Pa. Witnesses for the hearing were not announced.