Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, Advancing Broadband Availability Through Digital Literacy Training

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 54 [WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 03-109, 12-23, and CC Docket No. 96-45; FCC 12-11] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks further focused comment on a number of issues related to the Lifeline program, including establishing an eligibility database, advancing broadband availability through digital literacy training, limiting section 251 resale of Lifeline-supported services, establishing a permanent support amount for voice service support, reforming Lifeline and Link Up support on Tribal lands, adding Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to the list of qualifying programs for Lifeline, establishing eligibility for homeless veterans, determining whether ETCs should be required to apply the Lifeline discount on all of their voice and data packages, examining whether the Commission should further clarify the own facilities requirement, determining whether ILECs should have the ability to opt out of the Lifeline program as well as whether the record retention requirement should be lengthened from three years to ten years. DATES: Comments are due April 2, 2012 reply comments are due May 1, 2012. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 03-109, 12-23, and CC Docket No. 96-45; FCC 12-11, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for sub…