CTIA, Lifeline Providers, FCC, USAC Discuss Possible National Verfier API
CTIA, Sprint, TracFone and regulators explored a possible application program interface between a Lifeline national verifier and providers that "can both enable efficient verification for eligible low-income consumers and safeguard program integrity." Parties "discussed the benefits of incorporating APIs between…
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the [NV] and Lifeline providers’ websites in order to minimize duplicative burdens on eligible low-income consumers," filed CTIA on a meeting it and members had with FCC and Universal Service Administrative Co. staffers, posted Thursday in docket 17-287. "APIs to Lifeline providers’ websites could also facilitate the application process, reduce burdens on USAC, and enhance program integrity."