Technology

Lifeline and Link-Up awareness begins with you!

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Are you eligible for Lifeline or Link-Up? Lifeline and Link-Up awareness begins with you! Lifeline, and its sister program Link-Up are the two major subsidy programs that help low-income consumers gain and maintain telephone service. Unfortunately, only a fraction of eligible consumers are taking advantage of these programs.

NCL encourages FCC to adopt consumer-friendly plan for broadband

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The National Consumers League has submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission urging the FCC to adopt a plan that encourages robust competition among current and future broadband delivery platforms, keeps retail prices affordable for moderate-to-low income consumers, creates sustainable jobs, and encourages innovative solutions to bridge the Digital Divide and connect all Americans to the benefits of broadband.

Feds must speed up expansion of Lifeline wireless service

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In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, NCL’s Sally Greenberg expressed concern that delays in providing Eligible Telecommunications Carrier certification to prepaid wireless carriers may be delaying the expansion of Lifeline wireless service to low-income consumers.

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