Lifeline Fixed Broadband Data Usage Minimum Service Standards to Increase Dec. 1

The minimum service standard for Lifeline fixed broadband data usage allowance will be 1,280 GB per month, beginning Dec. 1, said an FCC Wireline Bureau public notice Friday in docket 11-42. The bureau extended its waiver pausing the increase in minimum service standards for mobile broadband data capacity until Dec. 1, 2024 (see 2307070056). It also announced the indexed budget for calendar year 2024 will be $2.78 million.