Hello,
I do not have a problem with people having a phone in the Lifeline system.
I do have a problem with people having a phone with a reduced rate at home and phones from more than one company. 
I have already donated a phone to our Battered Women's program for use by those who need them.
I have no problem with people who get a phone for use with 911.
I just want people to follow the rules.
Colleen Roth



----- Original Message -----
From: Howard Kaufman <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Sunday, June 23, 2013 8:02 am
Subject: Re: Fw: Obama phones and the FCC

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> Why is it that when any project supported by our president is disliked by 
> somebody, they give it his name as a sign of disrespect?
> 
> Their is always a sense of jealousy when anybody gets something for free 
> that we had to pay for with our hard earned money.  On the other hand, our 
> relationship to a phone has changed so drastically, that the need for access 
> makes some abuse tolerable.  For example, any cell phone, as long as it has 
> a charge will call 911.  The domestic violence centers therefore give them 
> to potential victims of domestic violence, so that the people will have 
> another option to increase their safety.  The entire HMO based Health care 
> system runs on the assumption of being able to communicate with patients by 
> phone.  Obviously, when a person is homeless, a land based phone line isn't 
> very useful.  With no installation costs, a cell phone becomes the most cost 
> effective way of providing a communications option for citizens who live in 
> poverty.  Remember, the phones are limited in features and time.  Are some 
> sold for drugs?  Probably.  Would you rather that those people stole your 
> stuff to sell for drugs?  How about selling their children for drugs?  As 
> long as their are actively consuming drugs, and as long as they have become 
> addicted to those drugs.  They will do what ever is necessary to obtain the 
> drugs.  Better that they have a phone to arrange for drug treatment through 
> their HMO's if and when they choose to.
> 
> If one person does that every month, doesn't that make the investment worth 
> it?  How about the people that call the nurse rather than charge off in 
> panic for the unnecessary $200 emergency room visit?  You can pay for a lot 
> of phones with the cost savings there.
> 
> Are we, the consumers of our wonderful NLS going to complain that somebody 
> else is getting something that we are not getting?  Of all people I don't 
> think we want to bark up that tree.  How many of us paid for our entire 
> educations, paid for every dime of our adaptive technology?  Never used 
> subsidized public transportation?  Drove on a road that we paid for?  Oh and 
> bought only unsubsidized farm products.  Everybody pays for some things 
> while they are using other things.
> 
> No president is perfectly right and no president is perfectly wrong.  also 
> no president is all powerful.  The executive branch is 1/3 of the 
> government.