January 2012 Open Commission Meeting

In an Open Meeting in Washington, DC on January 31, 2012, the Commission considered a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to comprehensively reform the Lifeline program to ensure universal availability of communications services to low-income Americans while minimizing the universal service contribution burden, including by eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse; strengthening program oversight and administration; and modernizing Lifeline to support broadband adoption.

Meeting Documents

FCC Reforms, Modernizes Lifeline Program for Low-Income Americans:

• News Release
• Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• Genachowski Statement
• McDowell Statement
• Clyburn Statement

Related Materials

• Agenda
• Tentative Agenda