The Kan. Corporation Commission said new FCC requirements for Lif...
The Kan. Corporation Commission said new FCC requirements for Lifeline enrollment may make it a bit harder for low-income Kansans to qualify for the phone bill subsidy, but it had no real choice other than to conform to the…
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FCC rules. The KCC voted to eliminate the self-certification process by which Lifeline subscribers simply attested to their eligibility. Instead, the agency adopted FCC rules requiring applicants to show proof they make less than 150% of the federal poverty line. The FCC Lifeline order requires states to conform by June 22. The KCC said it has been trying to expand Lifeline enrollment beyond the 26,500 current enrollment but said the new rules might discourage eligible people from applying.