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NaLA Cites Members Facing Pushback on EBB

National Lifeline Association members faced "push back" from those reviewing applications for the FCC's $3.2 billion emergency broadband benefit program, attorneys for NaLA told the Wireline Bureau, per a posting Friday in docket 20-445 (see 2102260058). Members are being told…

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they "cannot seek an alternative verification process because they do not have a preexisting low-income program and can use the National Verifier instead," attorneys said. Members say having a preexisting program wasn't required to receive approval for an alternative verification process, and NaLA's attorneys asked the commission to provide clarification to application reviewers. An attorney for NaLA couldn't be reached for further comment.