Tell the FCC: Modernize Lifeline to Include Broadband
FCC Chairman Wheeler; FCC Commissioners Clyburn, Rosenworcel, Pai, and O’Rielly
At the end of this month, the Federal Communications Commission will vote on its proposal to modernize the Lifeline program – a subsidy program for low-income households – to include broadband Internet. This is long overdue.
Broadband is no longer a luxury for Americans and their children. The activities of daily life increasingly require Internet access – job applications are online, families stay connected through social media, and students need home broadband to do their homework.
And yet, economic factors remain a significant barrier to broadband adoption. While 92 percent of households with incomes over $100,000 have broadband service, only 47 percent of households with incomes below $25,000 subscribe to broadband.
Add your name to the petition – tell the FCC to update Lifeline to include broadband!
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To:
FCC Chairman Wheeler; FCC Commissioners Clyburn, Rosenworcel, Pai, and O’Rielly
From:
[Your Name]
I support the FCC’s proposal to modernize the Lifeline program to include broadband.
When the FCC adopted the Lifeline program in 1985, the agency explained that “access to telephone service has become crucial to full participation in our society and economy which are increasingly dependent upon the rapid exchange of information.” Today, broadband is as essential to modern life as telephone service was in the last century.
For too many families, economic factors remain a significant barrier to broadband adoption. The FCC must act to ensure all Americans – including low-income households – have access to modern telecommunications services.
Vote yes – update Lifeline to include broadband service.