Free Press Raises Lifeline Concerns With Rosenworcel
Free Press spoke with FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel to oppose a draft USF budget NPRM (see 1904030026). “Not only would the proposed changes to Lifeline … severely frustrate the Commission’s goal of bringing affordable broadband to all Americans, the very…
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existence of this long, drawn-out proceeding has loomed like a dark cloud over the program,” said a Tuesday filing in docket 17-287 on a phone call including Free Press CEO Craig Aaron. “It likely has caused reduced Lifeline provider participation in the program, and fewer choices for Lifeline users.”