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What is being missed here is not the facts that the money comes from the taxpayer but not through taxes.
What the truth is doesn't even matter.....
What does matter is the perception of hundreds of thousands of people who believe that Obama gave them a free phone........
Q: Has the Obama administration started a program to use "taxpayer money" to give free cell phones to welfare recipients?
A: No. Low-income households have been eligible for discounted telephone service for more than a decade. But the program is funded by telecom companies, not by taxes, and the president has nothing to do with it.
Details: FactCheck.org : The Obama Phone?
which was last February when they decided to include broadband. When the cellphones was added, I don't know for certain. Possibly it was added as of 47 CFR Ch. I (10–1–11 Edition) as it is included in the rules as of that addition.The Lifeline program was created to allow low-income families to call 911 in case of an emergency but has since expanded to include cellphones and, soon, mobile broadband.
This story has LEGS! LEGS, I say! Romney will win because of this! Spread the word!
"Federal Universal phone" it's on you're phone bill. I pay $2.86 per month on my land line billl, every month and $1.46 per month on my Cell phone so that yacking mouth in Cleveland and elsewhere can have a free phone. I bet most of the rest of you pay it as well.
Obama Phone: Urban Legend or Real?
Is the government giving out free cell phones?
Yes. This part is true. They fund low end cell phones plans, and offset some of the cost of landline phones. The programs that authorize the phone distribution program are called Lifeline Assistance and Lifeline Link-Up. Lifeline Assistance helps pay monthly phone bills and Lifeline Link-Up helps pay the initial outlay for the phone and installation. The two programs are often lumped together and simply called Lifeline.
These Lifeline cell phones are delivered through relatively new, government-approved cell phone companies like Safelink Wireless, Assurance Wireless and Reachout Wireless, among others. These companies were spun of off larger prepaid cell phone companies to specialize in the Lifeline program.
Did Obama start the free phones program?
The cell phone distribution program did begin in 2008, the year Obama was elected president, but that is a coincidence. Lets look more closely at the facts.
This story has LEGS! LEGS, I say! Romney will win because of this! Spread the word!
I'll bet the word is not the only thing that fat cow is spreading
... Obama didnt initiate this program. Its on the run since the administration of Reagan...
You should have kept reading ...
What is the Obama Phone?
... Obama didnt initiate this program. Its on the run since the administration of Reagan...
EXACTLY what has already been posted.
READ.
The Universal Service Fund (USF) was created back in 1997 by Federal Communication Commission in order to achieve the goals set by the Congress under the Telecommunication Act of 1996. According to the Act, telecommunication service providers are obliged to contribute a portion of their interstate and international telecommunications revenues. These companies include paging service providers, wireless telephone companies, wire-line telephone companies, and Voice over Internet Protocol service providers. Some of the paying customers might find a line item named Universal Service on their telephone bills. This is because some telecom companies choose to collect the amount they need to contribute to Universal Service Fund, from their subscribers. Federal Communication Commissions doesnt require this charge to be passed to the customers. The telecom company decides how they will manage their USF contribution costs.
You should have kept reading ...
What is the Obama Phone?
... Obama didnt initiate this program. Its on the run since the administration of Reagan...
EXACTLY what has already been posted.
READ.
Obama Phone: Urban Legend or Real?
Is the government giving out free cell phones?
Yes. This part is true. They fund low end cell phones plans, and offset some of the cost of landline phones. The programs that authorize the phone distribution program are called Lifeline Assistance and Lifeline Link-Up. Lifeline Assistance helps pay monthly phone bills and Lifeline Link-Up helps pay the initial outlay for the phone and installation. The two programs are often lumped together and simply called Lifeline.
These Lifeline cell phones are delivered through relatively new, government-approved cell phone companies like Safelink Wireless, Assurance Wireless and Reachout Wireless, among others. These companies were spun of off larger prepaid cell phone companies to specialize in the Lifeline program.
Did Obama start the free phones program?
The cell phone distribution program did begin in 2008, the year Obama was elected president, but that is a coincidence. Lets look more closely at the facts.
As I said before, the original program was started by the same prez who gave us our SOCIALIST health care system, RONNIE RAY-GUN.
Obama did not start it.
It is not a "federal" program.
But as others have pointed out, the truth doesn't matter to the rw's. They'll just keep spreading this lie. I'd bet every brain dead rw on this board has sent this lie to every other brain dead rw on their email list.
Without lies, the rw's have NOTHING.
Not a fucking thing.
Lifeline Support
Under the Commissions rules, there are four tiers of federal Lifeline support that are available monthly. All eligible subscribers receive Tier 1 support, which provides a discount equal to the carriers subscriber line charge.16 Tier 2 support provides an additional $1.75 per month in federal support, if all relevant state regulatory authorities approve such a reduction. (All fifty states have approved.)
Tier 3 of federal support is based on the amount of additional state support mandated by the relevant state or otherwise provided by carriers. Federal support is available to match one half of the nonfederal support provided, up to a maximum of $1.75 in federal support, assuming that the carrier has all necessary approvals to pass on the full amount of this total support in discounts to subscribers. Only eligible residents in states that have established their own Lifeline/Link Up programs receive Tier 3 support.
Eligible subscribers living on tribal lands also qualify to receive Tier 4 support if they meet the eligibility standards described above. Tier 4 support provides up to an additional $25 per month towards reducing basic local service rates. Eligible subscribers living on tribal lands that receive Tier 4 support must pay at least $1 a month for local phone service, after the discount.
The Commissions Link Up program provides qualified low-income individuals with a federally financed 50% discount (up to a maximum $30 discount) on initial connection charges. In addition, these subscribers can choose to schedule deferred payments of up to $200 over a one-year period, with the customary interest charges paid by federal support. Eligible residents of tribal lands can receive additional Link Up support to fully cover any charges between $60 and $130, representing up to a maximum of $100 in discounts on initial connection charges of $130 or more.
