TracFone Discusses Lifeline Verification With Rosenworcel Aide
TracFone representatives discussed the FCC’s 2016 Lifeline order and the recent launches of the national verifier with an aide to Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel. “TracFone reiterated its concern that, in many states, the National Verifier lacks access to SNAP [Supplemental Nutrition…
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Assistance Program] and Medicaid databases, which can result in significant Lifeline re-verification failure rates,” said a filing posted Tuesday in docket 17-287. “In states that do not have access to a SNAP database and where Lifeline recipients are using manual verification, TracFone proposed that applicants could demonstrate Lifeline eligibility using a SNAP card along with additional eligibility documentation.”