With no phone and no money to pay for one, Romonica Grayson often has to use the early 20th century method of getting ahold of someone: She hikes over to that someone's house and knocks on the door.

Lifeline is a government benefit program that provides discounts on monthly telephone or broadband service for eligible low-income consumers to help ensure they have the opportunities and security ...

The Federal Lifeline Assistance Program originally only provided discounts on traditional landline phone service. Once the Lifeline program was updated to include wireless phone service in 2005, many ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Special LifeLine rates for low-income telephone customers that had been ...

"It is perverse to rack up [phone] charges for a vulnerable population," said Brian Highsmith, an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center in Boston. "It's their only lifeline to the outside ...

After holding public hearings around the state, the California Public Utilities Commission is expected to propose improvements to California Lifeline — a program that offers discounted phone service ...

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) announced eligibility for the Lifeline telephone discount program has been expanded to include participants in the Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefits ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Public Utility Commission is reminding Oregonians about Lifeline, a federal and state government program that provides discounted or free phone or high-speed internet ...

CHICOPEE — Jennifer Thurston's family spends up to $50 a week on phone calls to stay in touch with her while she is in custody. It's a lot for a family struggling with poverty and poor health. "My ...