09-27-2012, 01:48 PM
(09-27-2012, 01:39 PM)krystalshores Wrote: Oh.my.gawd.
The FCC's LifeLine Assistance program was set up in the '90s to help low-income families with monthly landline bills. Over the past few years, the program has put more than 12 million wireless feature phones into the hands of low-income Americans.
The informational website FreeGovernmentCellPhones.net estimates that as many as 50 million additional households might be eligible for the program. LifeLine is funded by the small Universal Service Fee that is added to phone subscribers' monthly bills.
12 million phones! 50 million more!
I love the way this writer says "small Universal Service Fee". I'll have to take a look at my bill but small is subjective in this case. Sheesh.