Comptel supports the petition by TracFone Wireless for...
Comptel supports the petition by TracFone Wireless for a waiver of rules prohibiting retention of income-based and program-based eligibility documentation for the Lifeline program. Those rules should be waived for all eligible telecom carriers providing Lifeline service, the association of…
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CLECs said in a filing Tuesday (http://bit.ly/1drIix1): “In the event of an audit or in-depth validation review by the Universal Service Administration [sic] Company or an investigation by the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau or Inspector General with respect to whether certain Lifeline beneficiaries meet the Commission’s eligibility criteria, requiring ETCs to review but not retain eligibility documentation puts them in the untenable position of being unable to provide proof to USAC or the Commission that those beneficiaries did in fact qualify for the service."