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

If you’re struggling to pay for basic living expenses because you don’t have an adequate income, you’ll be glad to learn there are government programs designed for you. Different types of ...

TruConnect has partnered with Lifeline, a government program offering affordable wireless service to low-income customers launched by President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, which most Americans don ...

The Lifeline program was established by the FCC in 1985 as a way to make communications services more affordable for low-income Americans.

WASHINGTON—A program intended to help low-income Americans afford cell phones became a $32 million slush fund for three men who allegedly siphoned out money to buy a Lamborghini, a plane and a ...

An Android phone subsidized by the US government for low-income users comes preinstalled with malware that can't be removed without making the device cease to work, researchers reported on Thursday.

A federal program designed to help millions of low-income Americans afford phone and Internet service is riddled with fraud and abuse, with at least $137 million a year going to ineligible, fake ...

Efforts to reduce fraud in a program that subsidizes phone bills for low-income Americans may be resulting in a large number of eligible customers being dropped from its rolls.

The government program gives cell phones to low-income families, and it's funded by your tax dollars. You can't go anywhere without seeing cell phones; it's the 21st century way of life. They're ...