The FCC proposed nearly $33 million in fines...
The FCC proposed nearly $33 million in fines against three companies that “apparently violated program rules,” the agency announced. Investigations by the Enforcement Bureau found the companies apparently violated rules limiting Lifeline subscriptions to one subscriber per household, and received…
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payments for thousands of consumers who were already obtaining Lifeline service from the same company. That’s against the law, the commission said. Conexions Wireless will be fined for $18.4 million (http://bit.ly/18Tolsc), i-wireless $8.8 million (http://bit.ly/18TonR4) and True Wireless $5.5 million (http://bit.ly/18TooV9). The FCC also proposed a penalty of $300,000 against Conexions for “willful and repeated failure to provide timely and complete responses” to requests for investigation.