government waste expansion tax dollars lifeline program tax phone bill subsidize free phone come know obamaphones pay safely say rob program start obama obama grab use secret explode office propose free internet nothing free someone pay someone federal communications commission fcc chairman tom wheeler announce thursday intend expand lifeline popularly know obama phone program internet circulate new proposals reboot lifeline internet age wheeler write blog post fcc website say reboot would include establish minimum standards service voice broadband addition subsidies low-income consumers.lifeline government benefit program provide monthly subsidy 9.95 telephone service 135 percent poverty line connect nation communications network find job access health care service connect family children school call help emergency.the money come universal service fund usf fund fee pay consumers telephone service fee generally itemize customers monthly telephone bill currently assess rate 16.1 percent bill.the size lifeline program double since 2008 increase 819 million 1.6 billion 2014. reach high 2.19 billion 2012 amid allegations fraud abuse.the usf meanwhile increase 7.2 billion 2008 10.34 billion 2014 chairman wheeler staff estimate level 12.1 billion 2016. however estimate account prospective internet subsidies.in post wheeler say 30 percent americans still adopt broadband home 95 percent households incomes 150,000 broadband 48 percent make less 25,000 service home accord census bureau data release september 74 percent americans already access internet home account access work school public libraries pew research find 15 percent americans report use internet all.of 15 percent use internet one-third say desire interest want use need pew report 2013. overall percent americans report use internet due financial reasons.the lifeline expansion make possible largely fcc open internet order reclassify internet service utility allow fcc impose usf fee internet service choose so.the role government internet already liken obama phone program rep. marsha blackburn say statement age obamanet upon us fcc seek comment modernize lifeline combat waste good target program need fcc vote wheeler proposal june 18.via cnsnews video remember obamaphone get ready pay obamanet