With rising costs and the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program, households now have fewer options for affordable ...

After holding public hearings around the state, the California Public Utilities Commission is expected to propose improvements to California Lifeline — a program that offers discounted phone ...

Once the Lifeline program was updated to include wireless phone service in 2005, many eligible low-income Americans were able to receive discounts on their cell phone bill.

Updating the Lifeline Program: 2005-present. With the use of cell phones on the rise, the FCC began making Lifeline benefits available for pre-paid wireless service plans in 2005 during the Bush ...

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth will no longer be in operation starting July 17, ...

Reporting from Washington — A federal program that subsidizes phone service for low-income consumers would be overhauled to help expand access to high-speed Internet under a proposal Thursday by ...