The move to extend low-cost broadband services to Lifeline recipients continues to draw controversy, with a lawsuit over net neutrality rules delaying the FCC from making a decision on whether to require Universal Service Fund fees of Internet service providers. Proponents of a proposed low-cost broadband option, meanwhile, are continuing to try and convince the commission to move ahead on the issue.
Public advocacy groups, like the California Emerging Technology Fund, want a comprehensive Lifeline broadband program in place including $10 per month standalone broadband service as well as state broadband initiatives that augment the federal Lifeline program.