FCC Seeks Data as Part of Verizon/Tracfone Review, Including Lifeline Questions
The FCC asked Verizon five pages of questions on its proposed buy of Tracfone. Tracfone got a shorter list of questions. Regulators are expected to take a long look at the deal, which has raised concerns, particularly since the prepaid…
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carrier is a major provider of Lifeline service (see 2104050029). “Explain in detail the steps Verizon will take to continue to offer Lifeline service to existing TracFone Lifeline customers, including those currently on other networks,” said the Wednesday letter to Verizon. It asked how Verizon will compete for more Lifeline customers. The letters were from the Office of Economics and Analytics and posted in docket 21-112. OEA and the Wireless Bureau also handed down an order protecting proprietary and confidential information filed in the docket, with stricter limits on “particularly competitively sensitive information.” Verizon and Tracfone didn’t comment.