FCC Proposes Reforms into Phone and Internet Fraud: ‘No Taxpayer Dollars for Dead People’

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday proposed reforms to the agency’s program that helps low-income Americans afford phone and internet services amidst reports of abuse of the program, especially in states such as California.

“The government should not be spending your money to provide phone & internet service to dead people,” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said as the FCC adopted the proposal to reform the Lifeline, the cell phone and internet service subsidy program.

The Lifeline program accounts for roughly $1 billion in spending every year; however, one report from the agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that…

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