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CWA Applauds Broad Coalition of State Attorneys General for Urging FCC to Further Investigate Verizon Acquisition of TracFone

CWA today praised a coalition of 17 attorneys general, led by Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, for urging the FCC to further investigate Verizon’s acquisition of TracFone. In a letter to the FCC, the attorneys general detailed how Verizon’s acquisition of TracFone could negatively impact the Lifeline program, which provides a subsidy for communications services to millions of low-income consumers.