Lifeline National Verifier Fully Launches Next Month in 6 States
The Lifeline national verifier fully launches Nov. 2 in the first six participating states: Colorado, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, the FCC said in a Tuesday public notice in docket 11-42. Starting that day, eligible telecom carriers in…
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those states will be required to use the national verifier and consumers can check eligibility on CheckLifeline.org, the agency said. Consumers and providers can mail Lifeline forms and documents to Universal Service Administrative Co. for manual review, it said. Reverification of existing Lifeline subscribers began June 18 at the start of the soft launch (see 1806180054) and will continue after Nov. 2, the FCC said. The national verifier is now doing annual recertification for all Lifeline consumers in the six states, it said.