FCC’s Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Releases Lifeline Reform Recommendations

The Federal Communications Commission’s Intergovernmental Advisory Committee released recommendations on November 19, 2015, in response to the Lifeline Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

The recommendations include: making broadband service eligible for Lifeline support; eliminating the ETC status requirement for Lifeline providers; adopting appropriate customer service requirements to ensure that Lifeline providers adhere to policies and procedures that support Lifeline consumers; and streamlining the enrollment and verification process in concert with other federal programs, among other things.

[Gary Resnick is the chair of the FCC’s Intergovernmental Advisory Committee]