'Obamaphone' fight pivots to Internet
The FCC is readying a proposal to extend the controversial subsidy program to broadband.
Conservatives have reserved their worst epithet for the Lifeline program, which provides discounted phone service to low-income families: “Obamaphone.”
Liberals call it a vital source of empowerment for the poor.
Now the Federal Communications Commission is readying a proposal to extend the subsidies to the Internet, setting up a new battle with Republicans who already want to shut down the effort.
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