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10/07/2015
ACA: Lifeline Needs Major Overhaul
The American Cable Association says that the FCC's Lifeline program needs a major overhaul as the FCC migrates the phone subsidy for low income Americans to a broadband subsidy.
That came in reply comments to the FCC on its proposal for migrating the program to broadband and updating it in the process.
ACA president Matt Polka says the program is "riddled" with flaws, including costly and burdensome reporting requirements (always a disproportionate burden on smaller operators) and too restrictive participation process (the National Cable & Telecommunications Association in its comments agreed more carriers should be able to participate).
