FCC Enforcement Actions

Database covers 2018 to present.

TracFone Wireless, Inc.

Consent Decree

Date:
2023-11-29

File/Case/Docket Number:
EB-IHD-22-00033718

Civil penalty and/or settlement amount:
$23,500,000

Category:
Emergency Broadband Benefit

Violation type:
Business practices

FCC Bureau/Division involved:
Enforcement Bureau-Investigations and Hearings Division

FCC Document Number:
DA-23-1078

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Rule/Law sections violated

  • § 54.405(e) - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Carrier obligation to offer Lifeline.
  • § 54.506(b) - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Schools and Libraries / § 54.506 [Reserved]
  • § 54.407(c) - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Reimbursement for offering Lifeline.
  • § 54.410 - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Subscriber eligibility determination and certification.
  • § 54.416 - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Annual certifications by eligible telecommunications carriers.
  • § 54.417(a) - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Recordkeeping requirements.
  • § 54.1606 - Universal Service / Emergency Broadband Benefit Program / Household eligibility determinations.
  • § 54.1608(a) & (c) - Universal Service / Emergency Broadband Benefit Program / Reimbursement for providing Emergency Broadband Benefit Program discount.

FCC Registration Number(s)

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