TracFone Lays Out Vision for Lifeline Reform
TracFone is committed to Lifeline modernization, representatives said in a meeting with FCC staff, including new Wireless Bureau Chief Jon Wilkins. TracFone said it presented a proposal under which Lifeline subscribers would get a free smartphone capable of accessing the…
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Internet, with a choice of 400 voice minutes plus unlimited text, or 300 MB of data per month. The subscribers could then buy additional data at a price of $10 per GB, the carrier said. “We also described several of the broadband services TracFone is now testing with school systems and with health care providers and how those offerings could someday be used with Lifeline service.” A filing on the meeting was posted Thursday in docket 11-42.