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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Federal telecommunications assists millions of American households each year through the Lifeline internet and phone discount program, which offers much-needed connectivity support to families with ...

A day before the California Public Utilities Commission was to vote on a rule that would have shrunken subsidies low-income residents use for phone and internet services, officials pulled the item ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Special LifeLine rates for low-income telephone customers that had been ...

The Iowa Utilities Board reminds eligible Iowa consumers that beginning Friday, Dec. 2, major changes took effect regarding the Lifeline Telephone Assistance Program that subsidizes telecommunications ...

Migrants check their phones as they wait at a San Diego transit center in June. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Even Californians without Social Security numbers should soon have access to a ...

MARSHALL - Cynthia Wheeler is a Marshall resident and Lifeline program participant who said she uses the phone provided to her by Safelink Wireless when the bills for her regular cell phone are too ...

FRANKFORT, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With three major military bases in its borders – Fort Campbell, Fort Knox and Blue Grass Army Depot – Kentucky is a major home to Army and Marine Corps veterans of ...