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Start Over Descriptor "POOR people" Topic government policy Topic united states. federal communications commission Database Academic Search Index Publisher new york times
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1. F.C.C. CHIEF SEEKS BROADBAND PLAN TO AID THE POOR.

Author

RUIZ, REBECCA R.

Subjects
*POOR people, *SUBSIDIES, *INTERNET, *INTERNET access -- Government policy, *BROADBAND communication systems, *GOVERNMENT policy, *SERVICES for poor people, *POLITICAL attitudes
Abstract

The article discusses U.S. Federal Communication Commission (F.C.C.) chairman Tom Wheeler's efforts to change Lifeline, a subsidy program that aids low-income people with their phone bills in order to apply to broadband Internet access as well. Topics addressed include the importance of Internet in the lives of low-income Americans, as well as critics of the Lifeline program.

Published
2015

2. Raising the F.T.C.’s Voice, Softly.

Author

WYATT, EDWARD

Subjects
*INTERNET privacy, *ELECTRONIC commerce, *CONSUMER protection, *POOR people, *GOVERNMENT policy
Abstract

The article profiles Edith Ramirez, chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Topics discussed include the FTC's focus on digital privacy and transactions, potential conflicts between FTC priorities and those of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and her views about consumer protection for low-income families in the U.S.

Published
2014

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