Sen. Jeff Sessions accuses the FCC of missing ‘Obamaphone’ fraud
By Brendan Sasso – 08/15/13 12:07 PM ET
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) accused the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday of failing to prevent fraud and abuse in its cellphone subsidy program for the poor.
Sessions, the ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, sent a letter to Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn, demanding more information about what the FCC is doing to ensure that only eligible people receive subsidies.
He pointed to a recent article in the National Review in which the writer enrolled in the problem despite being ineligible.
Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/317225-sen-sessions-accuses-fcc-of-lax-oversight-of-obamaphone-program#ixzz2cFv0yeuq
