FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Responds to Lawmakers' Concerns Over Fraud in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel responded to Sens Roger Wicker (R-MS) and John Thune (R-SD) and Reps Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Robert Latta (R-OH) on January 7, 2022, regarding their letter about the FCC’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on fraudulent enrollments by providers in the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program. Rosenworcel said upon learning of the OIG advisory, the FCC took action to assess measures to be put into place to address the issues, including directing the Universal Service Administrative Company to start an integrity review of all households enrolled in the EBB program based on CEP status, and referring possible improper enrollments to the Enforcement Bureau for investigation.