Lifelink program is funded by subscribers of telecommunications companies. Also Federal Commissions Commission is funded by regulatory fees. NOT TAXPAYERS.
Obama has nothing to do with Lifelink program run by FCC which is independent of President's control. Contrary to rumours, majority of applicants provide documentation to prove eligibility. But private sector employees can make mistakes in accepting customers.
Lifelink is Reagan's program and not Obama's because it was started in 1984 to help provide discounted phone service to low income Americans.
Lifelink program is funded by subscribers of telecommunications companies. Also Federal Commissions Commission is funded by regulatory fees. NOT TAXPAYERS.
Obama has nothing to do with Lifelink program run by FCC which is independent of President's control. Americans.
Hi.
The President appoints every member of the FCC. And every member is confirmed by the Senate - currently run by the President's party.
As to your (false) contention about the "taxpayers" and FCC funding:
Washington, D.C. -- The President has submitted a budget to Congress that proposes fiscal year
2013 funding for the Federal Communications Commission of $346.78 million.
The requested FY 2013 funding level would include: continuing efforts to accelerate broadband
deployment throughout the nation; implementing the FCC’s reforms to the Universal Service
Fund programs; improving the FCC’s information technology infrastructure and continuing to
enhance the security of its systems; investing in the FCC’s technical and engineering capabilities
to detect interference issues, plan for interoperability needs, and test new technologies; and
studying participation in the communications industry.
The complete copy of the Commission’s FY 2013 budget submission is available on the FCC’s
Web site at: https://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/fcc-strategic-plan.
I don't know where you get this type of information, but I'd look at other sources.
Hi.
The President appoints every member of the FCC. And every member is confirmed by the Senate - currently run by the President's party.
As to your (false) contention about the "taxpayers" and FCC funding:
Washington, D.C. -- The President has submitted a budget to Congress that proposes fiscal year
2013 funding for the Federal Communications Commission of $346.78 million.
The requested FY 2013 funding level would include: continuing efforts to accelerate broadband
deployment throughout the nation; implementing the FCC’s reforms to the Universal Service
Fund programs; improving the FCC’s information technology infrastructure and continuing to
enhance the security of its systems; investing in the FCC’s technical and engineering capabilities
to detect interference issues, plan for interoperability needs, and test new technologies; and
studying participation in the communications industry.
The complete copy of the Commission’s FY 2013 budget submission is available on the FCC’s
Web site at: https://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/fcc-strategic-plan.
I don't know where you get this type of information, but I'd look at other sources.
Not exactly right.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission
I agree the program should exist as it benefits those that don't have the means to have a phone. but as the article I referenced in post #1 demonstrates, the lack of oversight basically encourages fraud. the carriers main focus is to give out as many phones as they can! not to identify those that need phones! this is where the fraud occurs. do you not think this is wasteful? I asked you that in post #22. you would not answer the question directly.
6 times you have made a reply in this thread and 6 times you have not made a statement agreeing that there is fraud and that it is wasteful. your reasoning is:
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As to your (false) contention about the "taxpayers" and FCC funding:
Washington, D.C. -- The President has submitted a budget to Congress that proposes fiscal year
2013 funding for the Federal Communications Commission of $346.78 million.
FCC has made changes to Lifelink program to stop fraud. According to FCC and consumerreports, millions of dollars have already been saved by eliminating thousands of duplicate subscriptions. Millions of accounts are currently under review.
it is a political forum. my complaint and the topic of the thread was specific to the fraud of the obamaphone program. so according to you, basically all threads should be general and shouldn't target one specific government shortcoming? funny you don't respond in a similar tone on all political threads.
So when you are talking ANY aspect of government involvement then you are talking about all..its not pick and choose which program or area to complain about
ok fidel, I mean wallstreet... let me know which topics I can talk about.
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