“Opt-out states” are those that use their own processes to verify eligibility instead of the National Lifeline Accountability Database. The FCC already revoked California’s opt-out status in November ...

California obtained millions in federal funds to cover phone and internet service for 94,000 dead people, a new report from ...

NEW YORK (AP) – Low-income Americans are expected to be able to apply for help from the federal government in paying for Internet access in December. The Federal Communications Commissioners voted, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the Federal Communications Commission is proposing that the government agency expand a phone subsidy program for the poor to include Internet access. FCC Chairman Tom ...

FCC: California Led Massive Lifeline Fraud ...

As hurricanes batter the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, many people’s livelihoods are on hold and they’re struggling to make ends meet. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared unlikely to strike down a Federal Communications Commission program that subsidizes telecommunications services in rural and low-income areas.

The United States Senate has passed a joint resolution to overturn "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program," a July 2024 expansion to the FCC's E-Rate program that allowed schools and ...