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WTF? Assist Wireless screws up, exposes tens of thousands of customer IDs

February 13, 2021

Which companies offer the best free texting plans? And which ones offer the worst?

December 21, 2016

Which free government cell phones offer special devices for the hearing, vision and speech-impaired?

May 13, 2016

The 2016 List of Leaders: Who’s who in the free government cell phone business

April 26, 2016

The first shoe to drop? Assist Wireless ends $1 for 1000 minutes or 1000 texts plan in Oklahoma

April 21, 2016

Which free government cell phone companies offer smartphones?

March 26, 2016

Which Lifeline/ACP companies allow you to make international calls?

March 23, 2016

What to do if your free government cell phone is lost, stolen or damaged

March 8, 2016

California goes crazy: Unlimited talk and unlimited text going mainstream

July 5, 2015

Top 10 deals in free government cell phones

July 29, 2014

How many free government cell phones are out there? Who are the biggest providers?

February 24, 2014

Free government cell phone companies could be fined millions of dollars for violations (CORRECTED)

November 3, 2013

Assist Wireless offers free government cell phones in Arkansas, Maryland and Oklahoma, other states coming soon

June 18, 2012

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Horrifying: California giving food stamps to undocumented migrants, taking free government cell phones away from citizens and legal residents

11 things you need to know about the new Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)

Q Link Wireless raided by FBI, IRS, US Post Office, Sheriffs

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Number of free government cell phone customers drops by two million in last three years

Leading industry analyst calls for universal broadband and free government cell phones for everyone who needs them

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  • Free Government Cell Phones on Which Lifeline/ACP companies allow you to make international calls?: “Yes, international texting from a foreign country to the US is possible as long as both parties have active mobile…” Feb 4, 08:37
  • Clueless on Which Lifeline/ACP companies allow you to make international calls?: “I understand that international calls/text work while you are in the US. But, does it work if you went abroad…” Feb 4, 06:52
  • Free Government Cell Phones on Question of the day: Is there a website with all the dates and times of places where you can get a free government cell phone?: “Don’t we all?” Feb 4, 04:59
  • Henry on Indiana: Free government cell phones (with Internet) from Lifeline and ACP: “Xfinity is not offering a tablet connected to the ACP benefit. “Is Comcast participating in the device subsidy portion of…” Feb 3, 17:17
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  • Monica Christman on Indiana: Free government cell phones (with Internet) from Lifeline and ACP: “I have the same problem but I am trying to recive my free government tablet with my acp through Xfinity…” Feb 2, 20:37
  • Free Government Cell Phones on 11 things you need to know about the new Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP): “Sorry, Jerry, but we are not your service provider. This is an independent informational website that is NOT affiliated with…” Feb 2, 18:53
  • Free Government Cell Phones on Q Link Wireless raided by FBI, IRS, US Post Office, Sheriffs: “We still have no idea what was behind the raids because there ain’t nobody sayin’ nothin’.” Feb 2, 18:52
  • Sierra on Q Link Wireless raided by FBI, IRS, US Post Office, Sheriffs: “My guess is human traffic trafficking embezzlement something along those lines other than that qlink has been good to me…” Feb 2, 17:40
  • Jerry Davis on 11 things you need to know about the new Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP): “What the heck’s going on with my phone and why can’t I get a hold of you guys it’s not…” Feb 2, 15:50
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