TracFone Responds to FCC Action on Lifeline Abuses

TracFone Wireless issued the following statement on behalf of its SAFELINK WIRELESS service for income-eligible households under the federal Lifeline program: “Last night [Tuesday, Oct 1, 2013], we learned that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is disputing TracFone Lifeline wireless billing involving less than $8,000 and involving fewer than 850 people. With almost 4 million Lifeline customers, obviously this is a very small percent. We will respond to the FCC at the appropriate time. However, we do not believe that our conduct violated any rules or that the proposed FCC action is warranted. We will have no additional statement on this matter until we submit our response to the FCC.”