Lifeline is only going away for non facilities based providers. So the whole subsidized cell phone type of thingy. I think if you have fixed wireless or fiber you should remain eligible. But that is just my opinion. I have not read any new rules or decisions about this. I do know that they keep mis firing on the whole nationwide verification process. They have pushed it back to June or July now.
From: Adam Moffett Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 6:56 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Internet is no a right.. f the ot I may be required to participate in the Lifeline program soon, so I'm freshly read up on the topic. The headline illustrates the author's ignorance. Lifeline was created in the 80's to offset the cost of phone service (offset, not free) for lower income people. It was expanded at some point to include cell phones (also known as "Obamaphone" in right wing media). In 2016 it was modified again to include broadband internet. The subsidy is $9.25/month per household. A cell phone is the only case where you might get free service, and it will be a pre-paid plan with hard usage limits. If Lifeline for broadband goes away nobody is losing broadband, they just might have to pay an extra $9.25. For us I thought it would be a huge waste of time. If I'm in a low income household and we're allowed ONE subsidy per household, would we use it to get a free cell phone or to get a marginal discount on fixed Internet access? I'm betting they'll pick the free cell phone every time. I think they should poop or get off the pot, i.e.: Make the subsidy for broadband $30/month which will actually help poor people pay for real broadband access, or just stop wasting everybody's time on the paperwork. -Adam ------ Original Message ------ From: "Steve Jones" <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: 3/30/2018 11:59:56 PM Subject: [AFMUG] Internet is no a right.. f the ot https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/03/please-dont-take-broadband-away-from-poor-people-democrats-tell-fcc-chair/ You want pornhub, fucking pay for it. You die without water, you get blueballs without jerking off.
