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 ...

Acknowledging the growing digital divide in education, next month members of FCC are expected to vote on re-allocating some of its two billion dollars per year funds for the Lifeline phone subsidy ...

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 ...

Much has been made in the media over the Federal Communications Commission’s Lifeline program, which helps make telephone service more affordable for poor families. Most of the media coverage, however ...

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

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 ...

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 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 ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Chancellar Williams in “McCaskill looks to cut Lifeline for Missouri residents” (July 4) spotlights the folly of eliminating the ...

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 ...

When Tom Gambrill retired from a career in public safety, he searched for something to give his life the same structure and purpose. In the fall of 2019, the Arnold resident found his answer when he ...