Free cell phones for low-income household in Florida is now available from Assurance
Wireless, from Virgin Mobile with 200 free minutes of wireless voice service
monthly to eligible customers.
Along with free voicemail and call waiting, Assurance
Wireless provides caller ID and access to 911 in case of
emergency.
Beyond the free 200 minutes, customers can pay for additional
10-cent-per-minute domestic calling, 10-cent text, e-mail or
instant
messages and international calling at competitive rates.
Customers eligible for Assurance Wireless include those who
participate
in Medicaid, Food Stamps/SNAP, Temporary Cash Assistance
(TCA/TANF),
Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Bureau of Indian Affairs
Programs
(BIA), Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8), Low Income
Home
Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), or National School Lunch
Program's
Free Lunch Program. Customers may also qualify based on low
household
income.
To learn more about Assurance Wireless, including eligibility
requirements,
please call
1-888-898-4888,
or visit www.assurancewireless.com
Information is available in English and Spanish.
Assurance Wireless is currently also available in Maryland, Michigan,
New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia and, in
Florida,
provides 50 minutes more each month than Safelink Wireless(R).
According to a recent nationwide survey conducted by Assurance
Wireless*, adults with an income of less than $25,000 are as
likely to
use their mobile phone for employment searches as those with
higher
incomes.
That same nationwide survey also stated that approximately 76 percent
of
people 65 or older use a mobile phone for staying in contact with
family, and keep one on hand for use in an emergency.
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