Wireline Bureau Extends Lifeline Voice-Only, MSS Waiver

July 5, 2022 |Wireline

The FCC Wireline Bureau extended until Dec.1, 2023, its waiver pausing the phasedown of Lifeline voice-only support and increase in minimum service standards, in an order posted Friday in docket 11-42 (see 2111050058). The bureau cited a "continued preference for voice-only services and the enduring nature" of the COVID-19 pandemic.