FCC Proposes Nearly $44 Million in Fines Against Three Lifeline Service Providers

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed nearly $44 million in fines against three companies that appear to have violated FCC rules protecting its Lifeline program against waste, fraud and abuse. The Notices of Apparent Liability were issued against three companies that appear to have requested and/or received Lifeline support payments for individual customers who appeared on the companies’ Lifeline subscriber lists more than once.

The companies and proposed fines are as follows:

• Cintex Wireless ($9,461,978)
• Telrite Corporation ($22,399,761)
• Global Connection ($11,702,695)