New York Gets Until April 30 to Align Lifeline
The FCC Wireline Bureau extended until April 30 the deadline for New York to implement Lifeline eligibility changes. The New York Public Service Commission Oct. 27 asked for an extension to June 29 to overcome “unforeseen challenges” modifying the state’s…
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Lifeline verification systems and to consider changes to its support system for customers (see 1710300049). Potential harm outweighs desire for sooner changes, but an April 30 deadline should give the PSC enough time, the bureau said in Monday's order in docket 11-42. “Rendering New York’s eligibility database unusable could create significant burdens and inefficiency, and would undermine the state’s investment in an eligibility verification database.” The bureau earlier granted extension to California (see 1710260025).