FCC Commissioner Pai Letter to Chris Henderson, CEO of USAC

Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Ajit Pai sent a letter to Chris Henderson, CEO of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), requesting information on Lifeline subscribers on tribal lands, including: any maps of qualifying tribal lands USAC may use to verify eligibility for the enhanced subsidy; certifications from subscribers that they reside on tribal lands; wireless resellers; and inclusion of a subscriber's eligibility in the National Lifeline Accountability database. Commissioner Pai also asked for information on investigations, audits, or reviews that USAC has conducted from October 2014 to the present that examined whether a wireless carrier sought enhanced subsidies only for eligible subscribers living on tribal lands, specific information about USAC’s checks to detect fraud and information regarding subscribers and provision of Lifeline on Oklahoma tribal lands.