NASUCA Joins Growing List Asking FCC for Extension on Lifeline Comment
The National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates became the fifth party to ask the FCC to extend the comment period on proposals to overhaul the Lifeline USF support program to cover broadband and restructure its administration. Initial comments are…
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currently due Aug. 17, replies Sept. 17, NASUCA said in a motion posted Tuesday in docket 10-90 asking for an extension to Sept. 16 and Oct. 19, because the issues addressed in the NPRM are a "sea change for the Lifeline program" and "are extremely complex and vitally important" to telecom customers the group represents. "There are literally hundreds of questions covering nearly every conceivable aspect of designing a Lifeline program for broadband, and many of the issues also affect the Lifeline program for voice services," said NASUCA, saying many key staffers would be on pre-scheduled family vacations. Previously, CTIA, the ITTA, USTelecom and California Public Utilities Commission asked for 30-day extensions (see 1507310061 and 1508030067).