This Lifeline has done with a Universal Service Order in 1997, which raised the federal support level for its asset-limited households, then by offering free cellphone service in 2005.

The Obama administration is urging companies to thoroughly check a person's eligibility before providing subsidized cellphone service.

These groups may pitch LifeLine’s free phone service door to door, but more typically operate out of informal pop-up shops near government offices or high-traffic urban areas, often in lower ...

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. CBS News Miami: Free 24 ...

LifeLine was enhanced in 2005 during the Bush administration, and TracFone's SafeLink, the first purely free LifeLine phone brand, started disbursing free phones in 2008.

Lifeline-eligible and EBB-eligible households can get free monthly mobile phone service with unlimited data, talk, texts, and 10 GB of hotspot data, plus a free Lifeline smartphone.

Both services are subsidized by the federal government's Lifeline program, ... with a free Motorola cell phone that normally costs $9.99. SafeLink also comes with voice mail, ...

Oregon Lifeline says it is currently offering a monthly discount of up to $15.25 for phone service or $19.25 per month for high-speed internet service through participating service providers.