Lifeline program
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The Lifeline program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides discounted phone and broadband services to low-income consumers to help ensure affordable access to communications.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lifeline National Verifier system | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. federal assistance program
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telecommunications subsidy program ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Federal Communications Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsToEnsure | affordable access to communications services ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
broadband internet access
ⓘ
wireless phone service ⓘ wireline phone service ⓘ |
| beneficiaryType | residential consumers ⓘ |
| benefitForm | monthly discount on service bill ⓘ |
| benefitLimitation | one Lifeline benefit per household ⓘ |
| benefits |
discounted broadband service
ⓘ
discounted monthly service ⓘ discounted phone service ⓘ |
| benefitType | recurring monthly subsidy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| eligibilityCriterion |
income at or below a percentage of the Federal Poverty Guidelines
ⓘ
participation in certain federal assistance programs ⓘ |
| excludes | business lines ⓘ |
| federalAssistanceProgramLink |
Federal Public Housing Assistance
ⓘ
Medicaid ⓘ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ⓘ Supplemental Security Income ⓘ Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit ⓘ |
| fundingSource | Universal Service Fund contributions from telecommunications providers ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Lifeline program
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lifeline National Verifier system
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| hasLimitation | benefit available only to eligible low-income households ⓘ |
| implementedThrough | participating service providers ⓘ |
| inception | 1985 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Communications Act of 1934
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Telecommunications Act of 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Universal Service Administrative Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Universal Service Administrative Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Universal Service Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
promote universal service
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reduce the digital divide ⓘ |
| purpose |
to make telecommunications services affordable for low-income consumers
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to support access to phone and broadband services ⓘ |
| regulator | Federal Communications Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryChange | modernized to include broadband services in the 2010s ⓘ |
| regulatoryInstrument | FCC rules in Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations ⓘ |
| requires | consumer eligibility verification ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| sector |
broadband communications
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telecommunications ⓘ |
| serviceType |
broadband internet access service
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voice telephone service ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
eligible households
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low-income consumers ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Lifeline National Verifier system