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, ...

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 ...

The benefits of the Federal Lifeline Assistance Program are available to people in every state, and to those who meet the program's requirements. Those who are eligible can apply through an approved ...

Do you need help paying your cell phone or internet bill? Find out if you qualify for relief from the Lifeline Program and how you can apply. The United States stands out for its numerous economic aid ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — 9 Investigates discovered every time you pay your cellphone bill you fund a government program designed to make sure everyone in need has a phone for emergencies. The so-called ...

Many Americans have heard of the “Obamaphones” made infamous by the viral 2012 video of a Cleveland woman touting her “free” cellphone. The Lifeline program, which provided the taxpayer-subsidized ...

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 ...

The Federal Communications Commission’s low-income program, known formally as Lifeline, has spent billions of ratepayer dollars to provide phone service for poorer Americans. Because of significant ...

AT&T Ohio is asking for permission to drop out of a program that helps poor consumers living in most of its service territory afford telephone service. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is ...