WARREN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Assurance Wireless, a Lifeline Assistance program supported by the federal Universal Service Fund, launches service in the San Francisco metro area to begin ...

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.

WARREN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Assurance Wireless, which provides eligible residents with a free cell phone and 250 free monthly voice minutes introduces its services to Rhode Island residents.

Assurance Wireless today announced that qualifying residents in the state of New Mexico will have access to Assurance's products and services. Assurance Wireless provides a free cell phone and 250 ...

Sprint customers wanted wireless service through the Lifeline Assistance Program will go through i-wireless, which is the merger of Assurance Wireless into Access Wireless. Bloomberg News Sprint on ...

More than 50% of Sprint's net new subscriber additions at any given time utilize a government subsidy program called "Lifeline," which provides low-income Americans with free wireless minutes each ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — A company that provides Lifeline wireless phone and internet services to lower-income customers in 39 states now has permission to offer the federally subsidized program in much ...

As it becomes available in its 38th state, Assurance Wireless can help more than 1.1 million 1 eligible Arizona residents stay connected More than 230,000 3 Arizona residents are without a job, and ...

Smartphones aren’t cheap, but for many of us, they’ve become essential. We use them for work, communication, information, entertainment, and even paying bills. If you need a smartphone and a wireless ...

Rick, a learning disabled retiree, was at his Los Angeles apartment last month when a salesperson from Assurance Wireless stopped by to offer a free mobile phone account, complete with a free phone.

Android phones for low-income families are shipping with irremovable Chinese malware. For years, low-income households have been able to get cheap cell service and even free smartphones via the U.S.