80 Members of Congress Support Lifeline Modernization

Eighty House Democrats sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler supporting the FCC's effort to modernize Lifeline to include broadband subsidies.

The letter includes recommendations that the lawmakers say would help the program better serve its target constituency of low-income Americans. "To best serve these Americans, the Lifeline subsidy should be made portable to all telecommunications services whether offered as standalone services, or as bundle packages," they said. "This would allow the consumers to elect which service best meets their individual needs, applying the subsidy as a credit."