To qualify for a free government smartphone and become program recipients, applicants must meet specific income-based or program-based requirements. Eligibility criteria include: Eligibility criteria ...

DENVER (CBS4) - A federally regulated program providing free cellphone service and phones to the poor and needy in Denver appears to be riddled with waste, fraud and abuse, according to an ...

Anti-malware company Malwarebytes said the phone provider, Sprint's Assurance Wireless offers its most affordable Android smartphone, the Chinese-made UMX, for only $35 with free data, texts and ...

WSJ's Spencer Ante has details of a $2.2 billion government program to give cell phones to poor people that resulted in phones winding up in the hands of people ineligible for the program.

L ast year, a federal program paid out $1.6 billion to cover free cell phones and the monthly bills of 12.5 million wireless accounts. The program, overseen by the FCC and intended to help low ...

Recently, the government expanded the plan to include cell phones. Every family at poverty level or below, already receiving food stamps or other federal assistance programs can qualify for one phone ...