Ensuring telecommunications and broadband services are affordable is key to making sure they are accessible to all Americans. WTA’s member companies participate in the Universal Service Fund’s Lifeline Program, which is administered by the Federal Communications Commission and designed to make communications services more affordable for low-income Americans.
With the expiration of the Affordable Connectivity Program, WTA advocates for Congressional action to create a more robust, permanent low-income program to help get Americans connected to broadband.
Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)
Public Notice seeking comment on NTCA Petition – released May 18, 2022
- WTA comments on Public Notice – May 26, 2022
Public Notice seeking comment on implementation of ACP – released November 18, 2021
- WTA comments on Public Notice – filed December 8, 2021
Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund
FCC Public Notice establishing the Emergency Broadband Benefits Program – released January 4, 2021
- WTA comments – filed January 25, 2021
- WTA reply comments – filed February 16, 2021
Lifeline Program
- Comments Supporting NTCA’s Lifeline Petition – filed August 30, 2020
- Ex parte Discussing Lifeline Representative Accountability Database – filed February 21, 2020
- Petition for Reconsideration of Lifeline Representative Accountability Database – filed January 27, 2020
- Fifth Report and Order, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (adopting Lifeline Representative Accountability Database) – adopted November 14, 2019
