Stricter enrollment requirements will make it more difficult to qualify for this federally funded low-income internet program. State and local resources may help fill the gap.

Regulators vote to tighten vetting for the phone and internet subsidy after investigation found millions went to dead subscribers.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Virginia Sen. Mark Warner wants the FCC to expand the program that helps low-income Americans access the internet. “Broadband is an economic necessity,” Warner said. “If there’s ...

The National Lifeline Association (NaLA) applauds the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) action today to open a rulemaking to update the Universal Service Fund's Lifeline low-income sustainable ...

For millions of Americans living on fixed or limited incomes, the monthly cost of a phone plan can feel impossible to justify ...

A federal lawmaker introduced legislation Thursday aimed at cracking down on alleged fraud within a federal program that paid for dead people’s phone and internet service. Iowa Republican Sen. Joni ...

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 ...

Topline: No matter how far smartphone addiction spreads in America, it’s still impossible to keep texting from the grave. Yet state spending records say otherwise. Phone and internet providers in ...

The Illinois Commerce Commission is encouraging residents to take advantage of the FCC's Lifeline program, which offers monthly discounts on voice or broadband services for eligible low-income ...