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Homeless, poor in Calif. can get free cell phones

By The Associated Press
From page A6 | March 06, 2013 | 3 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO — Homeless people and Californians who make less than $14,702 a year will be able to get free cell phones and service, thanks to a new statewide program that began this week as part of the federally funded Lifeline effort.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports two companies are now offering free phones and monthly plans for 250 talk minutes and 250 text messages to anyone who can prove they are income eligible.

Before, the federal program only provided landlines to the needy, but last week the California Public Utilities Commission expanded Lifeline to cell phones.

San Francisco’s head of homeless initiatives plans to send staff to low-income housing complexes and shelters in the coming weeks to make sure people know how to apply.

Reach Out Wireless and Assurance Wireless are providing the phones.

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PatriotMarch 06, 2013 - 5:20 am
Unbelievable, but I guess only in good old California..When are the free TV's and cigarettes arriving? Food and medical care are already there..
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DebraMarch 06, 2013 - 9:44 am
Instead of giving them a cell phone, why not give them housing, food, job training,free transportation to work for those who have jobs, free child are for those who work, counseling, etc. the list could go on & on. A cell phone is a luxury. Shouldn't California help low income people with their needs before their wants. I'm just sayin.
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Rich GiddensMarch 06, 2013 - 10:15 am
Where have you been Debra? Vacationing in the Seychelles Islands or something? The parasite welfare and illegal alien under class is already getting free food, housing, medical care! And you're paying for it. You didn't vote Democratic again now did you? Oh, never mind---you're from California and that explains it all.
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