FCC Proposes $8 Million Fine and Initiates Removal for ACP Violations

On May 10, the Federal Communications Commission published an order proposing an $8 million fine K20 Wireless LLC and Krandon Wenger for apparently violating Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) rules. "From at least June 2022 to May 2023, K20 sought and received ACP Tribal lands support for subscribers who were not eligible for those benefits. More than 85 percent of all ACP subscribers for whom K20 claimed reimbursement during its participation in the program were transferred in (meaning electronically switched in the National Lifeline Accountability Database (NLAD) from other ACP providers to K20) without the knowledge or consent of the consumers." The FCC also adopted "an Order Initiating Removal Proceeding to begin the process of formally removing K20 from the ACP."