(VIDEO) REMEMBER THE “OBAMAPHONE”? GET READY TO PAY FOR OBAMANETThis is just more government waste and expansion with your tax dollars. The Lifeline program is a tax on your phone bill to subsidize the free phones that have come to be known as  OBAMAPHONES    YOU pay for these and I can safely say you re being robbed. This program was started before Obama but Obama grabbed it and used it so it s no secret that it has exploded while he s been in office. Now we re proposing free internet?! Nothing is free and someone has to pay for this that someone is YOU!Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler announced on Thursday that he intends to expand Lifeline, popularly known as the  Obama Phone  program, to the Internet. I am circulating new proposals to  reboot  Lifeline for the Internet age,  Wheeler wrote in a blog post on the FCC s Website. He said the reboot would include  establishing minimum standards of service for voice and broadband,  in addition to subsidies for low-income consumers.Lifeline is a government benefit program that provides a monthly subsidy of $9.95 on telephone service for those at or below 135 percent of the poverty line so they can connect to the nation s communications networks, find jobs, access health care services, connect with family and their children s schools, and call for help in an emergency.The money comes out of the Universal Service Fund (USF), which is funded through fees paid by consumers on telephone service. The fee is generally itemized on customers  monthly telephone bills and is currently assessed at a rate of 16.1 percent of the bill.The size of the Lifeline program has doubled since 2008, increasing from $819 million to $1.6 billion in 2014. It reached a high of $2.19 billion in 2012 amid allegations of fraud and abuse.The USF, meanwhile, has increased from $7.2 billion in 2008 to $10.34 billion in 2014, with Chairman Wheeler s staff estimating a level of $12.1 billion in 2016. However, that estimate does not account for prospective Internet subsidies.In his post, Wheeler said,  30 percent of Americans still haven t adopted broadband at home . While more than 95 percent of households with incomes over $150,000 have broadband, only 48 percent of those making less than $25,000 have service at home. According to Census Bureau data released in September, 74 percent of Americans already have access to the Internet at home. Accounting for those who can access it at work, school, or public libraries, Pew Research found that just 15 percent of Americans reported not using the Internet at all.Of the 15 percent who do not use the Internet, one-third said they had no desire to do so.  They are not interested, don t want to use it or don t need it,  Pew reported in 2013. Overall, just 3 percent of Americans reported that they did not use the Internet due to financial reasons.The Lifeline expansion was made possible largely through the FCC s Open Internet Order, which reclassified Internet service as a utility and allows the FCC to impose the USF fee on Internet service if it chooses to do so.The role of government in the Internet has already been likened to the  Obama Phone  program, with Rep. Marsha Blackburn saying in a statement,  The age of ObamaNet is upon us. The FCC is now seeking comment on how to modernize Lifeline  while further combatting waste and better targeting the program to those who need it most. The FCC will vote on Wheeler s proposal on June 18.Via: cnsnewsGovernment News
video remember the obamaphone get ready to pay for obamanetthis government waste expansion tax dollars the lifeline program tax phone bill subsidized free phones come known obamaphones you pay i safely say robbed this program started obama obama grabbed used secret exploded office now proposing free internet nothing free someone pay someone you federal communications commission fcc chairman tom wheeler announced thursday intends expand lifeline popularly known obama phone program internet i circulating new proposals reboot lifeline internet age wheeler wrote blog post fcc website he said reboot would include establishing minimum standards service voice broadband addition subsidies government benefit program provides monthly subsidy telephone service percent poverty line connect nation communications networks find jobs access health care services connect family children schools call help money comes universal service fund usf funded fees paid consumers telephone service the fee generally itemid customers monthly telephone bills currently assessed rate percent size lifeline program doubled since increasing million billion it reached high billion amid allegations fraud usf meanwhile increased billion billion chairman wheeler staff estimating level billion however estimate account prospective internet post wheeler said percent americans still adopted broadband home while percent households incomes broadband percent making less service home according census bureau data released september percent americans already access internet home accounting access work school public libraries pew research found percent americans reported using internet percent use internet said desire they interested want use need pew reported overall percent americans reported use internet due financial lifeline expansion made possible largely fcc open internet order reclassified internet service utility allows fcc impose usf fee internet service chooses role government internet already likened obama phone program marsh blackburn saying statement the age obamanet upon us the fcc seeking comment modernize lifeline combating waste better targeting program need the fcc vote wheeler proposal june cnsnewsgovernment news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: (VIDEO) REMEMBER THE “OBAMAPHONE”? GET READY TO PAY FOR OBAMANETThis is just more government waste and expansion with your tax dollars. The Lifeline program is a tax on your phone bill to subsidize the free phones that have come to be known as  OBAMAPHONES    YOU pay for these and I can safely say you re being robbed. This program was started before Obama but Obama grabbed it and used it so it s no secret that it has exploded while he s been in office. Now we re proposing free internet?! Nothing is free and someone has to pay for this that someone is YOU!Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler announced on Thursday that he intends to expand Lifeline, popularly known as the  Obama Phone  program, to the Internet. I am circulating new proposals to  reboot  Lifeline for the Internet age,  Wheeler wrote in a blog post on the FCC s Website. He said the reboot would include  establishing minimum standards of service for voice and broadband,  in addition to subsidies for low-income consumers.Lifeline is a government benefit program that provides a monthly subsidy of $9.95 on telephone service for those at or below 135 percent of the poverty line so they can connect to the nation s communications networks, find jobs, access health care services, connect with family and their children s schools, and call for help in an emergency.The money comes out of the Universal Service Fund (USF), which is funded through fees paid by consumers on telephone service. The fee is generally itemized on customers  monthly telephone bills and is currently assessed at a rate of 16.1 percent of the bill.The size of the Lifeline program has doubled since 2008, increasing from $819 million to $1.6 billion in 2014. It reached a high of $2.19 billion in 2012 amid allegations of fraud and abuse.The USF, meanwhile, has increased from $7.2 billion in 2008 to $10.34 billion in 2014, with Chairman Wheeler s staff estimating a level of $12.1 billion in 2016. However, that estimate does not account for prospective Internet subsidies.In his post, Wheeler said,  30 percent of Americans still haven t adopted broadband at home . While more than 95 percent of households with incomes over $150,000 have broadband, only 48 percent of those making less than $25,000 have service at home. According to Census Bureau data released in September, 74 percent of Americans already have access to the Internet at home. Accounting for those who can access it at work, school, or public libraries, Pew Research found that just 15 percent of Americans reported not using the Internet at all.Of the 15 percent who do not use the Internet, one-third said they had no desire to do so.  They are not interested, don t want to use it or don t need it,  Pew reported in 2013. Overall, just 3 percent of Americans reported that they did not use the Internet due to financial reasons.The Lifeline expansion was made possible largely through the FCC s Open Internet Order, which reclassified Internet service as a utility and allows the FCC to impose the USF fee on Internet service if it chooses to do so.The role of government in the Internet has already been likened to the  Obama Phone  program, with Rep. Marsha Blackburn saying in a statement,  The age of ObamaNet is upon us. The FCC is now seeking comment on how to modernize Lifeline  while further combatting waste and better targeting the program to those who need it most. The FCC will vote on Wheeler s proposal on June 18.Via: cnsnewsGovernment News
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: video remember the obamaphone get ready to pay for obamanetthis government waste expansion tax dollars the lifeline program tax phone bill subsidized free phones come known obamaphones you pay i safely say robbed this program started obama obama grabbed used secret exploded office now proposing free internet nothing free someone pay someone you federal communications commission fcc chairman tom wheeler announced thursday intends expand lifeline popularly known obama phone program internet i circulating new proposals reboot lifeline internet age wheeler wrote blog post fcc website he said reboot would include establishing minimum standards service voice broadband addition subsidies government benefit program provides monthly subsidy telephone service percent poverty line connect nation communications networks find jobs access health care services connect family children schools call help money comes universal service fund usf funded fees paid consumers telephone service the fee generally itemid customers monthly telephone bills currently assessed rate percent size lifeline program doubled since increasing million billion it reached high billion amid allegations fraud usf meanwhile increased billion billion chairman wheeler staff estimating level billion however estimate account prospective internet post wheeler said percent americans still adopted broadband home while percent households incomes broadband percent making less service home according census bureau data released september percent americans already access internet home accounting access work school public libraries pew research found percent americans reported using internet percent use internet said desire they interested want use need pew reported overall percent americans reported use internet due financial lifeline expansion made possible largely fcc open internet order reclassified internet service utility allows fcc impose usf fee internet service chooses role government internet already likened obama phone program marsh blackburn saying statement the age obamanet upon us the fcc seeking comment modernize lifeline combating waste better targeting program need the fcc vote wheeler proposal june cnsnewsgovernment news