The Federal Communications Commission's Lifeline program, intended to offer low-income people access to basic telephone services, has become notorious for its waste, fraud, abuse and lack of strategic planning and oversight. So, naturally, the FCC recently voted 3-2 to expand the program to provide subsidized broadband service.
Though the Lifeline program was established by the FCC in 1985, it really took off after prepaid wireless carriers began offering wireless Lifeline service in 2008, alon
The Federal Communications Commission's Lifeline program, intended to offer low-income people access to basic telephone services, has become notorious for its waste, fraud, abuse and lack of strategic planning and oversight. So, naturally, the FCC recently voted 3-2 to expand the program to provide subsidized broadband service.
Though the Lifeline program was established by the FCC in 1985, it really took off after prepaid wireless carriers began offering wireless Lifeline service in 2008, alon…
