Retail Group Opposes Possible FCC Lifeline Actions on Resellers, Budget Cap, co-Pays
The Retail Industry Leaders Association objected to FCC Lifeline USF proposals that would "weaken" the program and reduce or eliminate "availability to thousands -- perhaps millions -- of low income families." A "proposal to categorically exclude wireless resellers from Lifeline…
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would be especially problematic," RILA filed Wednesday in docket 17-287. "Removal of those providers from the Lifeline program would leave low-income households with no available wireless Lifeline options." It also criticized a possible FCC budget cap that would deny services to qualifying households and a proposal to require low-income participant co-pays. The group said its 200-plus members have $1.5 trillion in annual sales and many are vendors of wireless services for major carriers. The FCC didn't comment Friday.