FCC Acts to Keep Lifeline Subscribers From Being Booted From Program
The FCC Wireline Bureau acted Monday to keep subscribers from being kicked out of the Lifeline program during the COVID-19 pandemic. An order waived until May 29 usage requirements and general de-enrollment procedures and recertification and reverification requirements. “Requiring Lifeline…
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subscribers to potentially leave their homes either to gather the necessary documentation to prove their continued eligibility in the program or to re-enroll in the Lifeline program after being de-enrolled for non-usage would create a potential risk to public health and be contrary to the public interest,” the bureau said. Staff will consider further steps. The order said eligibility requirements “remain in effect, and those who are not eligible for the program may not enroll.”