Smith Bagley, Arizona Agency Seek Lifeline Waiver Extension
Smith Bagley asked the FCC to extend Lifeline's document requirements for reverification, recertification, general de-enrollment, and income for subscribers in rural areas on tribal lands, said a petition posted Thursday in docket 11-42. The Wireline Bureau previously extended its waiver…
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of the requirements until June 30 (see 2203250065). Smith Bagley requested an extension through Sept. 30, saying "thousands of subscribers" are at risk of de-enrollment. Arizona's Department of Economic Security backed the extension and said the national verifier "lacks connectivity to critical program participation data" in the state. The department said "many Arizona families would lose their Lifeline-supported voice and broadband services" absent the extension.