Do you need help paying your cell phone or internet bill? Find out if you qualify for relief from the Lifeline Program and how you can apply. The United States stands out for its numerous economic aid ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Federal Communications Commission’s low-income program, known formally as Lifeline, has spent billions of ratepayer dollars to provide phone service for poorer Americans. Because of significant ...

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 ...

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 ...

ELIGIBLE. SHANE? >> The Reporter: FELICIA, IT'S A $3.2 BILLION FEDERAL PROGRAM SET ASIDE TO HELP PEOPLE WHO MAYBE HAVE LOST THEIR JOB OR WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING DURING THE PANDEMIC GET BACK ON THEIR ...

The Federal Communications Commission has approved an expansion of the federal Lifeline program to include subsidies for broadband service for low-income households, a move that could help bridge the ...

Although the Federal Lifeline Assistance program was established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), they do not actually manage it. The program's management is handled by the Universal ...

AT&T Ohio is asking for permission to drop out of a program that helps poor consumers living in most of its service territory afford telephone service. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is ...

With rising costs and the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program, households now have fewer options for affordable broadband. But the Lifeline program is still available to help. Trey Paul was a ...