Many Lifeline Customers Can't Afford Even Modest Payout, Sprint Tells FCC
Sprint is committed to demonstrating that its Lifeline customers are fully qualified for the USF program, Sprint representatives told FCC Wireline Bureau officials during a meeting. Sprint also is updating its analysis of the impact of a minimum service standard…
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for Lifeline broadband service, said the filing in docket 10-90. “Sprint remains deeply concerned that Commission adoption of a minimum standard for Lifeline broadband service may well necessitate an out-of-pocket end user charge," the carrier said. "Lifeline customers are extremely cash-constrained (the average household income for an Assurance Wireless customer is approximately $14,000 per year); thus, even a seemingly modest monthly fee may prove to be an insurmountable barrier to subscription,” Sprint said.