Download or read book Lifeline Program Subsidized Phone and Internet Service written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lifeline Program written by Reid J. Fleeson and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lifeline is a federal program overseen by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to advance Congress’s goal of universal telecommunications service by offering discounts for certain voice telephone and broadband internet services to eligible low-income consumers. The FCC has established minimum service standards that must be satisfied by Lifeline providers to receive payments under the program.
Download or read book Lifeline Telephone and Broadband Pilot Programs for Low Income Households written by Gale Raines and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has made progress implementing reforms to the Lifeline Program (Lifeline), which reduces the cost of telephone service for eligible low-income households. Through FCC's Lifeline program, companies provide discounts to eligible low-income households for telephone service. Lifeline supports these companies through the Universal Service Fund (USF). Companies generally pass their USF contribution obligation on to their customers, typically in the form of a line item on their telephone bills. In 2012, FCC adopted reforms to address problems with duplicate and ineligible participants and to explore adding broadband through a pilot program. This book examines the status of reform efforts and the extent to which FCC has evaluated program effectiveness; the extent to which households participate and challenges they face in accessing and retaining benefits; and FCC's plans to evaluate the broadband pilot program. In addition, the book highlights several important patterns in the data relevant to any consideration of Lifeline support for broadband.
Download or read book Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support Connect America Fund Us Federal Communications Commission Regulation Fcc 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support, Connect America Fund (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support, Connect America Fund (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (the Commission) seeks to rebuild the current framework of the Lifeline program and continue its efforts to modernize the Lifeline program so that all consumers can utilize advanced networks. This book contains: - The complete text of the Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support, Connect America Fund (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Lifeline Service Program written by Candy Shively and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information in support of the lifeline service program. Currently, low-income phone service customers can enroll in a discounted phone service by providing their local phone service provider with proof that their income is below 150% of the federal poverty level. The customer must re-certify their income annually. This bill requires that SRS provide a list of potentially eligible households to telephone service carriers every six months.
Download or read book To Narrow the Digital Divide the FCC Should Not Simply Extend Lifeline to Broadband written by Daniel Lyons and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As more activities move online, it is becoming increasingly important to narrow the digital divide by helping those who cannot afford Internet access.The FCC's $2.25 billion proposal to expand the Lifeline telephone assistance program into a monthly broadband subsidy is unlikely to narrow the digital divide.Congress should adopt a comprehensive approach that encompasses digital literacy outreach programs and low-cost equipment plans as well as monthly service plan subsidies.
Download or read book Left to Our Own Devices written by Julia Ticona and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Digital Hustle When we met in the middle of a rare snowstorm in Washington, DC, in January, Charlie was bundled up against the cold in his Carhartt jacket, thick socks, and sturdy work boots, with a knit cap pulled down over his ears. As he peeled off his many layers in our booth at a Dunkin' Donuts, he apologized for smelling like cigarette smoke, saying that bad winter weather always makes him think a little harder about quitting for good. Charlie explained that smoking was a small comfort in what he felt were uncertain times. "It's like, every day you just you walk out your door and you're already stressed. Because we never know, even these days, you never know what the next day is going to be like. You have no idea. I'm just trying to keep my guys busy." Charlie's "guys" are a small crew of two or three manual workers he tried to keep in regular work through a patchwork of contracting, demolition gigs, and moving jobs. Looking older than his forty-seven years, Charlie told me about how he came to start his own home contracting and moving business after he left his union construction job when his boss was replaced by someone much younger than him. He enjoyed the freedom and independence that came with "being his own boss": being my own boss, I don't have to deal with nobody. And for me, because I'm forty-seven, I can't deal with a twenty- or thirty-year-old, some young kid like you being my boss."--
Download or read book Who Pays for Universal Service written by Robert W. Crandall and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In virtually every country, the price of residential access to the telephone network is kept low and cross-subsidized by business services, long distance calling, and various other telephone services. This pricing practice is widely defended as necessary to promote "universal service," but Crandall and Waverman show that it has little effect on telephone subscriptions while it has major harmful effects on the value of all telephone service. The higher prices for long distance calls reduce calling, shift the burden of paying for the network to those whose social networks are widely dispersed. Therefore, many poor and rural households--the intended beneficiaries of the pricing strategy--are forced to pay far more for telephone service than they would if prices reflected the cost of service. Despite these burdens, Congress has extended the subsidies to advanced services for schools, libraries, and rural health facilities. Crandall and Waverman show that other regulated utilities are not burdened with similarly inefficient cross-subsidy schemes, yet universality of water, natural gas, and electricity service is achieved. As local telephone service competition develops in the wake of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, the universal-service subsidy system will have to change. Subsidies will have to be paid from taxes on telecom services and paid directly to carriers or subscribers. Crandall and Waverman show that an intrastate tax designed to pay for each state's subsidized subscriptions is far less costly to the economy than an interstate tax. Robert W. Crandall is a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution. Leonard Waverman is a visiting professor at the London Business School, on leave from the University of Toronto. They are coauthors of Talk Is Cheap: The Promise of Regulatory Reform in North American Telecommunications (Brookings, 1995).
Download or read book Consumer Survival 2 volumes written by Wendy Reiboldt and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 1055 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to empower readers to advocate for themselves and others, this wide-ranging encyclopedia reveals a surprising range of resources and options that consumers have at their disposal. The only book of its kind, this two-volume, alphabetically arranged reference covers a broad array of topics related to consumer rights, including those of interest to often-overlooked populations such as older adults, veterans, and the homeless. Specific entries address critical areas including food and product safety, housing, health care, the financial industry, the automobile industry, and telecommunications. The encyclopedia reviews the historical development of the consumer movement, examines beliefs and values that drive the movement, and identifies agencies and laws intended to safeguard consumers. Expert contributors discuss key current issues as well as those likely to arise in the future. Vignettes and case studies are used throughout, and various, sometimes contrasting viewpoints are shared to help readers better understand the content. Related topics are easily discovered through a "see also" list, and additional readings are provided at the end of each entry.
Download or read book The Ultimate Help Guide For Low Income Americans written by and published by Seachange Publishing Group, LLC. This book was released on with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day, Americans work hard to obtain the prized American Dream. Obtaining a well-paying job, permanent housing, healthcare, making sure the bills are paid, and providing consistent, healthy meals for those we love are key steps along the road to making The American Dream a reality. Yet, millions of Americans continue to struggle when it comes to affording the most basic and essential needs. We understand how difficult it can be to support yourself and your family while on a low-income. The truth is, finding immediate help isn’t easy. Contacting and visiting aid offices for general information can be time-consuming. So is sorting through webpages with conflicting and confusing information. That’s why our team of researchers have spent countless hours gathering all the necessary resources you need to find help right away! Simply put, we’ve done all the research for you! The Ultimate Help Guide For Low-Income Americans is an easy-to-follow guide specifically designed to point you and your family in the direction of FREE and LOWCOST help and assistance from a variety of reputable sources! In this book, you will find five helpful sections: Emergency Food & Housing Help, Low-Income Food Help For Families, Children and Seniors, Housing Assistance Programs & Resources, Low-Income Medical Assistance & Healthcare Options, and Unemployment Support & Job Search Strategies. Plus, we’ve added a final Bonuses & Extras section with great tips & tricks to help you start saving (and keep saving) money now! In this comprehensive guide, you’ll discover invaluable information such as program eligibility requirements, application processes, links to key website you need to instantly locate top government and private aid programs, help-based organizations, and private charities. Our mission is to help you find immediate relief and to show how you can benefit from existing programs to break the low-income cycle and improve your life today!
Download or read book Digital Cities written by Karen Mossberger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal broadband policy has largely ignored urban areas, where most Americans live. Using an original and unprecedented multi-level analysis of access and use in low-income neighborhoods, Digital Cities tells the story of information technology use and inequality in American cities and metropolitan areas. With original data and detailed analysis, this book helps us understand the oft-overlooked urban "digital divide" and what can be done to fix it.
Download or read book The Savvy Senior written by Jim Miller and published by Large Print Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If you're looking for answers to senior questions, here is the solution. Why spend endless hours searching the Internet or talking to automated phone systems trying to figure out your Social Security benefits? Spend only what you need to on your prescription drugs, and get what you're owed from Medicare. Turn to the source that millions of readers have trusted - Jim Miller, the author of ""The Savvy Senior"" newspaper column, published in over 400 newspapers nationwide."
Download or read book FCC Record written by United States. Federal Communications Commission and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 954 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Schools and Libraries Internet Access Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book 2017 CFR Annual Print Title 47 Telecommunication Parts 40 to 69 written by Office of The Federal Register and published by IntraWEB, LLC and Claitor's Law Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-01 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The SAGE Encyclopedia of Economics and Society written by Frederick F. Wherry and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 1969 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economics is the nexus and engine that runs society, affecting societal well-being, raising standards of living when economies prosper or lowering citizens through class structures when economies perform poorly. Our society only has to witness the booms and busts of the past decade to see how economics profoundly affects the cores of societies around the world. From a household budget to international trade, economics ranges from the micro- to the macro-level. It relates to a breadth of social science disciplines that help describe the content of the proposed encyclopedia, which will explicitly approach economics through varied disciplinary lenses. Although there are encyclopedias of covering economics (especially classic economic theory and history), the SAGE Encyclopedia of Economics and Society emphasizes the contemporary world, contemporary issues, and society. Features: 4 volumes with approximately 800 signed articles ranging from 1,000 to 5,000 words each are presented in a choice of print or electronic editions Organized A-to-Z with a thematic Reader's Guide in the front matter groups related entries Articles conclude with References & Future Readings to guide students to the next step on their research journeys Cross-references between and among articles combine with a thorough Index and the Reader's Guide to enhance search-and-browse in the electronic version Pedagogical elements include a Chronology of Economics and Society, Resource Guide, and Glossary This academic, multi-author reference work will serve as a general, non-technical resource for students and researchers within social science programs who seek to better understand economics through a contemporary lens.
