NAACP Urges Pushback Against FCC Lifeline Plan; NHMC Seeks Comment Delay Due to Storms
An FCC Lifeline plan "jeopardizes over 12 million low-income Americans' access to telephone services," and "threatens" program support for broadband access, said a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People "action alert" posted Friday in docket 11-42. Asking people…
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to file comments in the proceeding, the NAACP provided a sample letter urging the FCC to reject "draconian proposals." Comments are due Wednesday and replies Feb. 23 on a Further NPRM and notice of inquiry adopted Nov. 16 and released in a Dec. 1 text with an order (see 1712010042) and 1711160021). The National Hispanic Media Coalition asked the FCC for an eight-week comment extension. It "would be prudent" to delay the due dates, "given the enormous impact that this proceeding could have on the Lifeline program and individuals who rely on the program for their vital communications needs, and in particular the millions of Americans still reeling from hurricanes in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who are struggling to connect to basic necessities like water and electricity, let alone communications services," said an NHMC motion posted Thursday.