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  • Wed., October 16, 2013 6:00am

    PSC Adopts $5 Charge On Subsidized Phones

    Georgia will charge poor people $5 a month to get subsidized phone service, a move that one Republican regulator says will deter fraud. The state's Public Service Commission voted 3-2 on Tuesday to require that phone companies participating in the federal Lifeline program either collect the $5 fee or offer their customers at least 500 minutes of calling time.

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  • Mon., October 14, 2013 10:20am

    Regulators Vote On Phone Fee

    State utility regulators will vote Tuesday on whether to charge low-income Georgians $5 dollars a month for a federal program that provides them with free cell-phone service. Some of those people say the fee will force them to make tough decisions about their budgets.

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