The Nebraska Public Service Commission asked the FCC...

The Nebraska Public Service Commission asked the FCC for a permanent waiver of rules requiring it provide a copy of the Lifeline subscriber’s certification form to eligible telecom carriers (http://bit.ly/JIcKYL). Ongoing compliance will “result in a significant burden” for the state commission, and a delay in bringing Lifeline benefits to eligible subscribers, said the PSC in a petition Tuesday. “Special conditions” in Nebraska warrant the waiver, it said: The Nebraska PSC “oversees the application verification process, ensures that a compliant certification form is executed by each subscriber, then provides written notification to each affected ETC.” This “should be considered more than sufficient” to ensure compliance with Lifeline program requirements, it said.