Lifeline War On Poor Internet
APPLRANGES is what you get when you mix Apples and Oranges.
In this issue you cannot help but end up with APPLRANGES. Why? each State has its own Public Utilities Commission as well as its own Department of Health and Human Services. The FCC attempt to curb waste and fraud has failed miserably. It is being manipulated. The Fox has feathers on his lips. It can only be deduced that as a compromise the FCC allowed additional standards be regulated by the States. This is the failure. Further itself is applying a standard of qualification that is an inferior standard called Annual Re-Certification.
While annual re-certification is applicable to a certain sector of those below the proverty level. This sector is not designated properly as Temporally economically stressed. Instead this standard is being applied improperly to all client/customers. The USAC is culpable in the fact that it knew or should have known that the inferior standard would be applied to those qualifying by "Superior" standards the least of which is Medicaid.
Anyone meeting cannot be de-enrolled as long as the superior standards are applicable. The USAC has knowledge that client/customers are suffering the damages caused by de-enrollement up and including negative credit reports and future charges for re-installation of service. The ETCes (Electronic Telecommunications Company) are purposely manipulating the rules reaping a windfall fraudulently.
Please Google [Wireline Competion Bureau provides guidance regarding the 2013 recertification process] exactly omitting the brackets, if the following link doesnt work.
if that doesnot work
http://howdoinet.com/lifeline_reg.pdf
or type it in your browser.
You will note in this public notice that footnote 31 declares the "Superior Standard" I point out. Ignoring this these agencies are enforcing a fraudulent standard apparently for no other goal than a "WAR ON POOR".
Beginning Feb. 2013 I complained when my bill went from the usual $20.57 to $59 dollars and change for a customer interface and basic phone service at my permanet address. Six weeks transpired as ATT ignored the correct standards. Eventually I filed an FCC complaint #13-c00484320 at 1-888-CALLFCC it remains open well past the mandatory deadline for resolution.
At this point my May bill has $18.72 overdue balance after ATT states it applied a "complimentary" lifeline discount. During this complaint period I continued to pay the incontested portion of $20.57. The bill oustanding I didnot, my math aint THAT FUZZY! $20.57 service plus $18.90 complementary adjustment plus 18.72 unpaid and a $5 late fee on the unpaid portion. For a total of $63.19. Challenging ATT billed amount $64.01
FCC can you hear me now?