Lifeline Vouchers Would 'Sharply Reduce' Program Eligibility, Consumer Action Says
If the FCC accepts recommendations to switch to a voucher system or give only households on the federal Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) access to the Lifeline program, it would sharply reduce the number of low-income Americans who would be…
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eligible for reduced services, said Consumer Action in a filing in docket 11-42 posted Thursday. The filing included signatures of more than 2,580 people that echo these concerns. A voucher system would be complicated and possibly require consumers to incur ATM or other charges, it said. Limiting eligibility to households on SNAP would mean millions of households that qualify through other benefit programs or by income no longer would qualify, Consumer Action said.