On December 29, 2011, the Commission amended its rules to define voice telephony as the supported service, eliminate support for toll limitation services and removed directory assistance and operator services, among other things, from the list of supported services. As a result of those amendments, many Lifeline only ETCs no longer met the facilities requirement. The Commission granted conditional blanket forbearance of the facilities requirement for Lifeline-only ETCs in the Lifeline Reform Order, and found that blanket forbearance of the facilities requirement for Lifeline-only ETCs was in the public interest, subject to carriers meeting certain public safety and compliance obligations. The Commission required that each carrier seeking to avail itself of the blanket facilities forbearance granted in the Lifeline Reform Order submit for approval by the Wireline Competition Bureau, a compliance plan outlining certain measures to prevent waste in the Lifeline fund. The following are a list of carriers with compliance plans pending with the Bureau:
Pending Lifeline Compliance Plans
- ABC Telcom, Inc. [1]
- Absolute Home Phones, Inc. [2]
- Aegis Telecom, Inc. [3]
- Affordable Phone Services, Inc. [4]
- Affordable Phone Services, Inc. d/b/a Affordable Wireless [5]
- American Connect Services, LLC [6]
- Assist Wireless, LLC [7]
- Assurance Home Phone Services, Inc. [8]
- Capital Communications Consultants, Inc. [9]
- Cellspan Inc. [10]
- Cintex Wireless, LLC [11]
- ConnectTo World, Inc. [12]
- Conexions, LLC [13]
- CuraTel, LLC [14]
- Data Net Systems, Inc. d/b/a Trucomm [15]
- Easy Telephone Services Company [16]
- EveryCall Communications, Inc. [17]
- Express Cash and Phone, Inc. [18]
- EZ Reach Mobile, LLC [19]
- FedLink Wireless, LLC [20]
- FLATEL Wireless, Inc. dba ZING PCS [21]
- Four Star Marketing, LLC [22]
- Free Mobile, Inc. [23]
- Global Connection Inc. of America (Wireline) [24]
- Gulf Coast Home Phone Service, Inc. [25]
- Head Start Telecom, Inc. [26]
- ICON Telecom, Inc. [27]
- Illinois Telephone Corporation [28] | Certification (English) [29] | Certification (Spanish) [30] | Application (English) [31] | Application (Spanish) [32]
- KAJEET INC. [33]
- Linkup Telecom, Inc. [34]
- LTS of Rocky Mount, LLC [35]
- Meggatel Corporation [36]
- NewPhone Wireless, L.L.C. [37]
- New Talk, Inc. and New Talk Wireless, LLC [38]
- NHLT, Inc. [39] | Ad [40]
- North American Local, LLC [41]
- OneLink Wireless, LLC [42]
- Pinnacle Telecommunications Group, LLC [43]
- PhoneAid Communications Corp. dba PhoneAid Wireless [44]
- Prepaid Wireless Retail, LLC [45]
- Safari Communications, Inc. [46]
- SafeTel, LLC [47]
- T-Wire Corporation [48]
- Talk N Text Wireless, LLC [49]
- T C Telephone, L.L.C. [50]
- Tele Circuit Network Corporation [51]
- TelOps International, Inc. [52] | Exhibits 1-3 [53]
- True Wireless, LLC [54]
- TX Mobile, LLC [55]
- U-Phone, LLC [56]
- Unity Telecom, LLC [57]
- US Connect LLC [58]
- Vast Companies, LLC dba Vast Communications [59]
- You Talk Mobile, LLC [60]
- YourTel America, Inc. [61] | Exhibit 1 [62] | Exhibit 2 [63] | Exhibit 3 [64] | Exhibit 4 [65]
Bureau-Approved Compliance Plans
- Airvoice Wireless, LLC [66]
- American Broadband & Telecommunications [67]
- AmeriMex Communications Corp. [68]
- Birch Communications, Inc. [69]
- Blue Jay Wireless, LLC [70]
- Boomerang Wireless, LLC [71]
- Budget PrePay, Inc. [72]
- Consumer Cellular, Inc. [73]
- Global Connection Inc. of America (Wireless) [74]
- IM Telecom, LLC [75]
- Millennium 2000 Inc. [76]
- Nexus Communications, Inc. [77]
- PlatinumTel Communications, LLC [78]
- Q Link Wireless LLC [79]
- Sage Telecom, Inc. [80]
- TAG Mobile, LLC [81]
- TerraCom, Inc. [82] | Exhibit 1 [83] | Exhibit 2 [84] | Exhibit 3 [85] | Exhibit 4 [86]
- Telrite Corporation [87]
- Telscape Communications, Inc. [88]
- Total Call Mobile, Inc. [89] | Exhibit A-G [90]
Pending ETC Petitions
- Airvoice Wireless, LLC [91]
- Amerimex Communications Corp. [92]
- Assist Wireless, LLC [93]
- Birch Communications, Inc. [94]
- Blue Jay Wireless, LLC [95]
- Boomerang Wireless, LLC [96]
- Budget PrePay, Inc. [97]
- Cintex Wireless, LLC [98] | Part 2 [99] | Part 3 [100]
- Conexions, LLC [101]
- Consumer Cellular, Inc. [102]
- EZ Reach Mobile, LLC [103]
- FedLink Wireless, LLC [104]
- FLATEL Wireless, Inc. dba ZING PCS [105]
- Free Mobile, Inc [106]
- Global Connection Inc. of America [107]
- ICON Telecom, Inc. [108]
- kajeet Inc. [109]
- LINE UP, LLC [110]
- Linkup Telecom, Inc. [111]
- LTS of Rocky Mount, LLC [112]
- Milennium 2000 Inc. [113]
- Nexus Communications, Inc. [114]
- OneLink Wireless, Inc. [115]
- PlatinumTel Communications, LLC [116]
- Prepaid Wireless Retail, LLC [117]
- Q Link Wireless LLC [118] | Part 2 [119] | Part 3 [120] | Part 4 [121] | Part 5 [122] | Part 6 [123] | Part 7 [124]
- SI Wireless, LLC [125] | Part 2 [126] | Part 3 [127] | Part 4 [128]
- TAG Mobile, LLC [129]
- Talk N Text Wireless, LLC dba TNT Wireless [130]
- Tele Circuit Network Corporation [131]
- TelOps International, Inc. dba AmTel [132] | Exhibit A pt1 [133] | Exhibit A pt2 [134] | Exhibit B pt1 [135] | Exhibit B pt2 [136] | Exhibit C [137]
- Telrite Corporation [138]
- Tempo Telecom, LLC [139]
- TerraCom, Inc. [140]
- Total Call Mobile, Inc. [141] | Exhibit A [142] | Exhibit B [143] | Exhibit C [144] | Exhibit D [145] | Exhibit E [146] | Exhibit F [147] | Exhibit G [148] | Exhibit H [149]
- True Wireless, LLC [150]
- U-Phone, LLC [151]
- Vast Companies, LLC dba Vast Communications [152] | Attachment [153]
- You Talk Mobile -- Federal, LLC [154]
Bureau-Approved ETC Petitions
- Cricket Communications, Inc. [155]
- i-wireless, LLC [156]
- NTCH, Inc. [157]
- T-Mobile USA, Inc. [158]
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