Is Lifeline a Obamaphone?

The Lifeline Program is administered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide a monthly phone or broadband internet subsidy to low-income individuals or families [i]. The subsidy is limited to $9.25 per household per month.

What carrier is Obamaphone?

You can get an Obama Phone from three major providers: Assurance Wireless, ReachOut Wireless, and Safelink Wireless.

Do Obama phones have unlimited texting?

Thanks to the FCC-mandated, government-sponsored program, called LifeLine Assistance, the financially disadvantaged can receive a cell phone and anywhere from 250 to an unlimited number of minutes and texts every month — at no charge!

How do I activate my Obama phone?

Go to My Account on your phone. Dial 611 from your Assurance Wireless phone or call 1-888-321-5880 and follow the recorded instructions.

Does Obama’s Lifeline program cover cellphones?

The program, called Lifeline Assistance, did cover cell phones starting in 2008, which just so happened to be when Obama took office. However, the Lifeline Assistance project originally covered only landline phone plans. Tracfone became the first company to cover cellphones using the federal program in 2008, just before Obama’s inauguration.

What is a Lifeline phone?

The Lifeline program is available to eligible low-income consumers in every state, territory, commonwealth, and on Tribal lands.” In more recent years, phones offered by Lifeline Assistance have been popularly renamed “the Obama phone.” Many cell phone providers offer plans for an Obama phone, some of which are listed below.

What is an Obama phone and how does it work?

What is an Obama Phone? Lifeline phones, commonly known as Obama Phones are a product of the national Lifeline program. Lifeline is part of the Universal Service Fund. You’ve probably noticed a payment to the Universal Service Fund included in your phone bill over the years.

How far back does the Obama phone program go?

But even that does not go back far enough for some industry leaders who say the origin of the Obama Phone program goes all the way back to 1934.