The benefits of the Federal Lifeline Assistance Program are available to people in every state, and to those who meet the program's requirements. Those who are eligible can apply through an approved ...

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 the previous article, the benefits of the Lifeline Assistance program was discussed. Despite the benefits that the Lifeline program provides, misconceptions about it have led some people to see it ...

The FCC has announced cost-saving changes to the Lifeline subsidy program, with some of the savings going towards a new Broadband Adoption Pilot Program designed to bring high-speed internet to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives April 23 aims to make it more ...

Following a policy reversal by the Federal Communications Commission, nine companies will no longer be able to participate in the federal Lifeline program, which offers subsidized broadband internet ...

Life, liberty and … free cellphone service? The questionable “Obamaphone” program is still plagued by waste, fraud and abuse. Yet another U.S. Government Accountability Office audit has found ...

The Ohio Department of Development and Lifeline, Inc. have extended the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program through the end of March, the latter agency recently announced. The temporary ...

The Iowa Utilities Board is trying to make people aware of some changes to the “Lifeline” program that are now in place. Board chair, Libby Jacobs, says the program provides a monthly $9.25 credit to ...