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FCC Extends Lifeline Recertification Waiver for Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands

The FCC extended Lifeline recertification waivers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands through April 30. Granting wireless provider Telrite's petition, a Wireline Bureau order Friday in docket 11-42 said hurricane damage justified extending a waiver from annual recertification…

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duties for all Lifeline providers on those islands serving consumers whose low-income eligibility for the USF support program cannot be verified and whose anniversary dates are in April.