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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

— -- Going through a rough patch financially? As you cut your monthly bills to the bone, it may be tempting to decide to go without cell phone or Internet service. But this can be one of the most ...

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An impending vote by the California Public Utilities Commission could drastically change access to state and federal communications subsidies, the kind often relied upon by low-income households for ...

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 ...