lifeline assistance program

Former Rep. Rick Boucher of Virginia’s 9th and the Internet Innovation Alliance talks policy WASHINGTON – The federal government’s policy regarding the telecom industry is very much in flux. A …

Regulators want to expand the Lifeline Assistance Program to include broadband Internet access WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comment on its plan to expand the Lifeline subsidy program to …

WASHINGTON – A recent undercover report by a CBS affiliate in Denver exposed what appears to be blatant abuse of the government’s Universal Service Fund Lifeline program, the federal initiative that …

Pai and Wheeler split on how to pay for expanding broadband into underserved America WASHINGTON – From a podium in Omaha, Neb., FCC Republican Commissioner Ajit Pai, announced his vision …

Federal subsidy expansion gets FCC nod to include rural broadband Internet for low-income Americans WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission appears set to go ahead with plans to offer $1.7 …

Is broadband access key to elevating low-income Americans into the middle class? WASHINGTON – Efforts by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler and Democratic lawmakers to expand the Lifeline Assistance …

CTIA lobbyists support the push to bridge the digital divide WASHINGTON – Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), in conjunction with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), introduced legislation …