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, ...

In trying to find ways to stretch your dollars further every month, you must find financial relief and take advantage of breaks where you can. The FCC introduced its Affordable Connectivity Program ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Simple Mobile, a simple, yet powerful, no-contract wireless provider from Verizon, today introduced its LifeLine discount program for California residents. Through ...

You could get your home broadband paid for using the Affordable Connectivity Program. CNET can help you determine if you qualify. Trey Paul was a CNET senior editor covering broadband. His 20+ years ...

Great news for low-income households is that it is possible to get a modern phone, such as an iPhone, for free or at a great discount. This is possible thanks to the federal Lifeline program, which ...

“If you build it, they will come” is a mantra that’s been repeated for more than three decades to embolden action. The line from “Field of Dreams” is a powerful saying, but I might add one word: “If ...

FCC chairman Ajit Pai is proposing to scale down the Lifeline program, which offers subsidies for internet and phone service to low-income Americans. The plan would effectively cut affordable internet ...

The Ohio Department of Development and Lifeline, Inc. continues to remind Lake County residents that assistance to help with home energy bills remains available. The Home Energy Assistance Winter ...

Beginning July 1, the Ohio Development Services Agency and Lifeline, Inc. will help income-eligible Ohioans maintain their utility service through the Home Energy Assistance Summer Crisis Program. The ...

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