The federal Lifeline program, which is funded by a surcharge on phone bills, provides a subsidy of up to $9.25 a month (or up to $34.25 a month on Tribal lands) for any one of the following: a ...

The federal government's Lifeline program provides subsidized phone service for low-income households. You may also find free or cheap options from carriers.

A federally regulated program providing free cellphone service and phones to the poor and needy in Denver appears to be riddled with waste, fraud and abuse, according to an undercover CBS4 ...

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.