Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Ending Mobile Phone Welfare Act of 2013”.
Ending Mobile Phone Welfare Act of 2013
A BILL
To prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program.
Sec. 2 Prohibition on Lifeline support for commercial mobile service
In general— A provider of commercial mobile service may not receive universal service support under sections 214(e) and 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 214(e); 254) for the provision of such service through the Lifeline program of the Federal Communications Commission.
Commercial mobile service defined— In this section, the term commercial mobile service has the meaning given such term in section 332(d)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d)(1)).