FCC Commissioner Carr Statement on Office of General Counsel Submission

Washington, D.C., October 21, 2022—Today, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr issued a statement regarding the amicus filed by the agency’s Office of General Counsel in the Ninth Circuit case National Lifeline Association v. Marybel Batjer, et al.

“I agree with the Office of General Counsel’s statement that ‘The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has never addressed whether states may advance universal service by requiring wireless providers to offer minimum service standard plans with a $0 copayment as a condition of receiving state subsidies through a voluntary program like California LifeLine.’”
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