FCC Should Add Broadband to Lifeline Program, CETF Says
The FCC should add broadband to its Lifeline program to augment the current program so low-income families can afford Internet services, said the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) in comments Monday in docket 11-42. The program should require Internet providers…
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have an affordable, unbundled option that costs about $10 per month, said CETF. The program shouldn't force people to choose between phone and Internet service, it said. There should also be a streamlined process for third-party verification of eligibility, said CETF. It asked the FCC to encourage states to have their own Lifeline program to supplement the national one.