THE HILL – The Federal Communications Commission this week began to compile a database of subscribers to its phone subsidy program.
The database is intended to help the commission crack down on waste and fraud in the $1.85 billion program for the poor, called Lifeline.
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Mark Wigfield, an FCC spokesman, told The Hill that the agency began collecting data on Monday on Lifeline subscribers in five states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Oklahoma and Washington. The agency plans to expand the database to include information on all subscribers nationwide by the end of March, Wigfield said.
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