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FCC: Lifeline Program Fraud and Abuse Surpasses Two Million Subscribers
weeklystandard.com ^
| 11/5/13
| Jeryl Bier
Posted on 11/05/2013 11:16:25 AM PST by ColdOne
In a continuing crackdown on the federal government's Lifeline program, sometimes known as "Obama phones," the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revealed that fraud and abuse in the program exceeded two million subscribers. New rules were established after it became clear that subscribers and providers were taking advantage of the system:
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: fcc; lifeline; obamaphones
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posted on
11/05/2013 11:16:25 AM PST
by
ColdOne
To: ColdOne
Fraud and abuse? In a government program?
2
posted on
11/05/2013 11:20:24 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: ColdOne
So wait. They can’t keep their phones either?
To: ColdOne
Is there any government program that doesn’t take money from hard-working people and give it to lazy slobs who vote for more benefits?
4
posted on
11/05/2013 11:21:46 AM PST
by
I want the USA back
(Media: completely irresponsible traitors. Complicit in the destruction of our country.)
To: ColdOne
Where is she now?
5
posted on
11/05/2013 11:29:22 AM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
( "I was all for Obamacare, until I found out I was paying for it." - California Girl)
To: ColdOne
Who among us could have predicted THIS outcome?
/s
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posted on
11/05/2013 11:31:36 AM PST
by
WayneS
(No problem is so great that it cannot be made worse by a "progressive" solution.)
To: ColdOne
Does this mean Obama was
lying when he said:
"If you like your Obamaphone, you can keep your Obamaphone - PERIOD!"?
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posted on
11/05/2013 11:33:14 AM PST
by
WayneS
(No problem is so great that it cannot be made worse by a "progressive" solution.)
To: I want the USA back
Military retirement and benefits for disabled veterans.
Other than that, no.
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posted on
11/05/2013 11:34:16 AM PST
by
WayneS
(No problem is so great that it cannot be made worse by a "progressive" solution.)
To: ColdOne
give it a couple of weeks, they’ll shut off a dozen obamaphones and declare victory
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posted on
11/05/2013 11:34:37 AM PST
by
bigbob
(The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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