NARUC Postpones Lifeline Awareness Week Due to FCC Rule Changes
NARUC said it's postponing Lifeline Awareness Week in September due to new FCC rules that extend the USF low-income subsidies to broadband service and streamline the program's administration, which affects state regulatory oversight (see 1603310056). “It will take time for…
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carriers and states, especially those with matching programs, to adjust to the Lifeline changes instituted by the FCC. To avoid increasing consumer confusion by providing outdated information, we have chosen to postpone the 2016 awareness week,” said NARUC President Travis Kavulla in a release Monday. NARUC and some states are challenging the new process for designating national Lifeline broadband providers that allows parties to bypass state eligible telecom carrier reviews (see 1606030053 and 1607010057).