Business Wire

Simple Mobile Introduces California LifeLine Program, Making Wireless Service More Accessible and Affordable for California Residents

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Simple Mobile, a simple, yet powerful, no-contract wireless provider from Verizon, today introduced its LifeLine discount program for California residents. Through ...
Capital Public Radio

10 years after promise, California still hasn’t included undocumented immigrants in cell phone subsidies

It’s been 10 years since California decided to let low-income undocumented immigrants qualify for state subsidies of phone and internet services. Today the California LifeLine program — which helps ...
Sacramento Bee

1.4 million Californians rely on free or low-cost phones. This program keeps them connected

Julie Maestas didn’t know what she was going to do. Maestas, 48, lives at Camp Resolution in North Sacramento and has a Lifeline phone, which are typically free or low-cost from the government. The ...
LAist

10 Years After Promise, California Still Hasn’t Included Undocumented Immigrants In Cell Phone Subsidies

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