NaLa Seeks Reconsideration, Clarification of ACP Provider, Connected Device Rules

The National Lifeline Association asked the FCC Wireline Bureau to clarify that its and the Enforcement Bureau's authority to "suspend a participating provider's [affordable connectivity program] enrollments and hold participating provider funding based on the 'adequate evidence' standard is limited," said a petition for reconsideration and clarification posted Thursday in docket 21-450. The authority "should be a last resort to be invoked," NaLa said, asking that "minor infractions or improper payments" don't result in such a penalty. NaLa also sought reconsideration of the requirement that participating providers offering a connected device "provide price information for at least one of the analogous devices from a major retailer." It asked that providers be allowed to provide two retail prices from any retailer to substantiate their claim for market value.