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  "description": "Opinion arrives as FCC reviews changes to enrollment procedures, including federal database checks.",
  "path": "/justice-department-advises-fcc-to-strengthen-lifeline-verification/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T17:10:08.000Z",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, June 1, 2026 – The Federal Communications Commission was advised Thursday to impose additional safeguards when verifying eligibility for Lifeline subsidies.\n\nIn a legal opinion, Assistant Attorney General **T. Elliot Gaiser** concluded the program’s current enrollment process does not adequately verify immigration status and that compliance with a 1996 federal welfare law requires additional safeguards beyond collecting a subscriber's Social Security number.\n\nSee Breakfast Club Membership Options!\n\n\n                            See Breakfast Club Membership Options\n                        \n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Justice Department Advises FCC to Strengthen Lifeline Verification",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-17T09:48:30.011Z"
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