End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-266
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
Introduced: 2015-01-09
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Telecommunication rates and fees

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2015</b></p> <p>Prohibits a provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service from receiving universal service support under specified provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 for the provision of such service through the Federal Communications Commission's Lifeline program that provides discounts on monthly telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 266 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2015 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service and commercial mobile data service through the Lifeline program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2015 . 2. Prohibition on Lifeline support for mobile service (a) In general A provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data 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. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Commercial mobile data service The term commercial mobile data service has the meaning given such term in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( 47 U.S.C. 1401 ). (2) Commercial mobile service The term commercial mobile service has the meaning given such term in section 332 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 332 ).