But in reality, access to phones or phone service is an out-of-reach luxury for many low-income folks. Cost shouldn't have to be a barrier to necessities. Government programs and other options may ...

AT&T has yet to pull the plug on landline ... own wireless service is not an approved Lifeline provider. Launched in 1985, Lifeline is a federal program that gives eligible low-income customers ...

These folks had sporadic access to phone service — or ... certain low-income households are eligible for low-cost cellphone service or landline service — but not both at the same time ...

About 100,000 Californians can expect their phone bills to go up ... I am fixed on a very low income, and the Lifeline service I have on my landline fully supports my life needs and daily high ...

Having access to telephone service is essential in order ... Administration with the aim of providing low-income households with low-cost landline options. The FCC worked with state governments ...

which provides discounts to low-income households for home phone and cell phone services. Under the new rule, low-income California households who qualify for federal help to pay for phone service ...