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Lifeline – Where Is It Going? A Community Perspective

by Bill Callahan | May 19, 2015 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy Positions |

The Benton Foundation posted this guest article by Angela Siefer on its Digital Beat Blog, outlining the NDIA’s perspective on the issues facing the Federal Communications Commission in its upcoming “Lifeline reform” proceeding.

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