Sentences with phrase «phone subsidy program»

The FCC is proposing fines of more than $ 14.4 million for five companies accused of defrauding the federal Lifeline phone subsidy program.

Government shutdown or not, the Federal Communications Commission announced a proposal to fine five cellular service providers a total of $ 14.4 million for violating the rules of its Lifeline phone subsidy program.

The Federal Communications Commission voted to propose its first Internet privacy rules and to expand a phone subsidy program to cover Internet access.

One of the federal government's low income phone subsidy programs is bedeviled by fraud, a watchdog agency investigation concluded.

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The fund still faces criticism from those worried that the $ 4.5 billion in subsidies will hike phone bills through growing fees; there's also concerns that the occasional fraud seen in existing programs might carry over to Connect America.

In another party line vote, the FCC moved to scale back the scope of its Lifeline program, which offers subsidies for low - income Americans to purchase landline and mobile phone plans and broadband internet services.

The proposal put forth by Pai, who was appointed to his position by President Donald Trump, would eliminate some providers supported by the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) popular Lifeline program that provides subsidies to consumers to make phone and internet service more affordable.

Detailed information regarding Massachusetts» Subsidy Programs is available by contacting: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families Attention: Subsidy Unit 600 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111 Phone: [phone] or 800.835.0838