The Lifeline Assistance Program is a government benefit program providing subsidized phone service to millions of households across the country. Customers from many different backgrounds and in many ...

In trying to find ways to stretch your dollars further every month, you must find financial relief and take advantage of breaks where you can. The FCC introduced its Affordable Connectivity Program ...

Finding low-cost internet is becoming increasingly more difficult with rising prices and decreased support for low-income families. The Affordable Connectivity Program was shuttered in June 2024, ...

Low-income households in Vermont may be eligible for a federal program that provides a $9.25 monthly discount on phone or internet service. Under the rules of the program you can apply the discount to ...

The Federal Communications Commission has approved an expansion of the federal Lifeline program to include subsidies for broadband service for low-income households, a move that could help bridge the ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Simple Mobile, a simple, yet powerful, no-contract wireless provider from Verizon, today introduced its LifeLine discount program for California residents. Through ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Lifeline program making cellphones and broadband service available to an estimated 1.3 million low-income U.S. veterans is a vital service, but one that needs to be ...

Updates to California Lifeline have gotten the attention of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who alleged it “encourages unlawful entry and misuses taxpayer dollars.” ...

Georgia on Tuesday became the first state to charge low-income residents for what is now free cellphone service aimed at assuring the poor have access to basic communications. The Georgia Public ...

Life, liberty and … free cellphone service? The questionable “Obamaphone” program is still plagued by waste, fraud and abuse. Yet another U.S. Government Accountability Office audit has found ...

“If you build it, they will come” is a mantra that’s been repeated for more than three decades to embolden action. The line from “Field of Dreams” is a powerful saying, but I might add one word: “If ...