PUBLIC NOTICE
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DA 15-828
Released:  July 17, 2015
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT DEADLINES FOR 
LIFELINE REFORM SECOND FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, 10-90
Comment Date:  August 17, 2015
Reply Comment Date: September 15, 2015
On June 22, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission released a Second Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (Second FNPRM) seeking comment on proposed reforms to the Lifeline program 
that would promote the availability of modern services for low-income families.
1
  The Second FNPRM
set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 30 and 60 days, respectively, after publication in 
the Federal Register.
On July 17, 2015, a summary of the Second FNPRM was published in the Federal Register.
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Accordingly, comments will be due on or before August 17, 2015, and reply comments will be due on or 
before September 15, 2015.  Complete comment filing instructions are set forth in the Second FNPRM.
For further information, contact Jodie Griffin, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal 
Communications Commission, (202) 418-7550; or jodie.griffin@fcc.gov. 
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1
See Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization et al., WC Docket No. 11-42 et al., Second Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, Order on Reconsideration, Second Report and Order, and Memorandum Opinion and Order, 
FCC 15-71 (rel. June 22, 2015).
2
See 80 Fed. Reg. 42670 (July 17, 2015).