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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Martin/CNET Finding low-cost internet is becoming increasingly more difficult with rising prices and decreased support for ...

The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to expand the Lifeline program—which currently subsidizes phone plans for many low-income Americans—to include broadband Internet access. Share ...

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 ...

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 ...

MARSHALL - Cynthia Wheeler is a Marshall resident and Lifeline program participant who said she uses the phone provided to her by Safelink Wireless when the bills for her regular cell phone are too ...