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Submitted: January 24, 2012 - 9:46pm
Originally published: January 24, 2012
Last updated: January 24, 2012 - 10:13pm
Originally published: January 24, 2012
Last updated: January 24, 2012 - 10:13pm
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The Federal Communications Commission confirmed just the one item on the Jan 31 Open Meeting agenda. The FCC will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to comprehensively reform the Lifeline program to ensure universal availability of communications services to low-income Americans while minimizing the universal service contribution burden, including by eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse; strengthening program oversight and administration; and modernizing Lifeline to support broadband adoption.
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