HRES 1616
111th Congress
House
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Expressing the support of Congress for National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week.
Introduced: September 14, 2010
Introduced by:
Matsui, Doris O.
Democratic
· California
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Sep 14, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 14, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress concerning: (1) support for the services provided to low-income consumers by the Link-Up America (Linkup) and Lifeline Assistance (Lifeline) programs and their expansion; (2) support by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for programs to gather data to design an efficient program for making broadband affordable to such consumers; and (3) the creation of National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week to promote Linkup and Lifeline subscribership.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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