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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1621
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 18, 2015
Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service and Internet access service through the Lifeline program.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Ending Mobile and Broadband Welfare Act of 2015
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Prohibition on Lifeline support for commercial mobile service and Internet access service
In general
A provider of commercial mobile service or Internet access service may not receive universal service support under sections 214(e) and 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 214(e) and 254), or under any other provision of law, for the provision of such service through the Lifeline program of the Federal Communications Commission.
Commercial mobile service defined
In this section, the term commercial mobile service has the meaning given the term in section 332(d)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d)(1)).