USTelecom Urges FCC Lifeline Tweaks as National Verifier Launch Nears in 6 States
USTelecom pressed the FCC to make Lifeline revisions as a national verifier prepares to launch its screening of consumer eligibility for the low-income subsidy program in six states Dec. 5. The commission should eliminate a rule change "that requires the…
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National Verifier to send, and for providers to obtain, copies of customer certifications," said a filing by the telco group posted Friday in docket 11-42 on a meeting with Wireline Bureau officials to discuss a 2016 petition for reconsideration. It said the FCC should also "specify that a provider is not required to retain any eligibility or recertification information for any subscriber for more than three years after the National Verifier has first recertified such subscriber."