Lifeline Connects Coalition Discusses Petition for Reconsideration of Lifeline Reform Order

The Lifeline Connects Coalition met with legal advisors to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler and fellow-FCC Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Jessica Rosenworcel and FCC Wireline Competition Bureau staff on June 28, 2016, to discuss its Petition for Reconsideration of the Lifeline Reform Order.

The coalition seeks reconsideration of: the mobile broadband minimum service standards after December 1, 2017; issues related to the National Verifier; and the decision not to provide streamlined ETC application processing for voice-only Lifeline services. The coalition also seeks clarification of the rolling recertification rule. The coalition also discussed potential for confusion regarding the use of FCC and Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC)-established dispute resolution processes for Third Party Identity Verification, applicant addresses, and the Independent Economic Household worksheet and process established to implement the FCC’s one-per-household rule.