This is a pilot program that will fir the first ti,e provide low income Americans with smart phones with which they can access the internet.
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FCC diverts $4.5 billion to subsidize cell phones and broadband internet for needy and rural Americans
The Federal Communications Commission is getting with the times. It’s finally figured out that landline telephones are yesterday’s technology. As a result, it has approved $4.5 billion to bring broadband Internet to needy and rural Americans. The plan is called Connect America.
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FCC Chairman Genachowski wants to expand the Lifeline free government cell phone program to low-income Americans, to include broadband service.
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