Even Californians without Social Security numbers should soon have access to a state subsidy that will make cellphone service more affordable. The California Public Utilities Commission issued a ...

What about lifeline service? Governments have a history of overestimating how many people would actually be interested in reduced or subsidized telecom service offerings. For example, in Arizona in ...

Julie Maestas didn’t know what she was going to do. Maestas, 48, lives at Camp Resolution in North Sacramento and has a Lifeline phone, which are typically free or low-cost from the government. The ...

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Chancellar Williams in “McCaskill looks to cut Lifeline for Missouri residents” (July 4) spotlights the folly of eliminating the Universal Service Fund Lifeline program that provides affordable basic ...

UPDATE (4/30/24): The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that households with ACP discounts may still see partial discounts in May 2024 if they keep their internet service and their ...

AT&T wants to end discounted “lifeline” phone rates for 6,877 low-income and disabled customers in Missouri. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new ...