The Lifeline assistance program began its life back in 1985 as a way to bring affordable phone service into more American homes. Today the program still can be applied to home phones but the birth of ...

About AirTalk Wireless AirTalk Wireless is a participating provider in federal communications assistance programs for ...

Assurance Wireless is a telephone service subsidized by the federal Lifeline assistance program. The company provides mobile services and discounted Lifeline and EBB plans for eligible customers.

The Federal Communications Commission has announced plans to fine a mobile provider $51 million for defrauding its Lifeline program, which subsidizes wireless service for low-income Americans. The FCC ...

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 ...

The nonprofit that operates the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline plans to soon launch a pilot program for LGBTQ individuals to call. The hope is that such a program could become a permanent ...