The federal Lifeline program, often nicknamed the “Obama Phone,” continues to provide free or discounted cell phone service to eligible low-income households across the United States. TRENTON, NJ – 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 ...

GUEST OPINION: For millions of Americans living on fixed or limited incomes, the monthly cost of a phone plan can feel impossible to justify. Yet being without a phone means missing out on ...

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 ...

Healthcare benefit services provider Medagate announced a partnership this week with ReadyWireless to offer free mobile phones to Medicaid members on its OTCMedicaid card platform. Medagate offers ...

As the United States grows older, digital access has become essential to how seniors live, communicate, and stay safe. However, many older adults still face barriers to using modern technology, ...

The well-intentioned federal Lifeline program, launched in 1985 under the Reagan administration, aims to provide subsidized phone service to low-income households, giving them access to emergency ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has expanded the Lifeline phone program to give low-income residents up to $19 monthly regardless of immigration status, removing the Social Security number requirement.