There are 35 Lifeline phone providers. Most of these providers offer about the same type of plan. The plans will vary in the number of texts as well as minutes you'll receive. It's important to compare each one of these plans that are offered in your state to ensure you are getting the best value for your dollar and a plan that works for your needs.
Lifeline Free Cell Phone Providers

Copper Valley Wireless

If you are struggling financially in Alaska you can get a free cell phone, unlimited text for month, and 450 nationwide minutes for just $1.

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Cintex Wireless

You get a free phone, 500MB of data, 500 minutes, and unlimited free text each month.

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Assist Wireless

With assist Wireless you get 500 texts, and 500 voice minutes,  in Oklahoma you get unlimited text, 1000 minutes, and 500MB of data.

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Assurance Wireless

You get a free phone unlimited free text, 350 free minutes, and 500MB data. In the California area you get unlimited text and talk as well as 500MB data

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Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative ASTAC

Through ASTAC you can get unlimited texting, a free cell phone, and unlimited local calls.

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American Assistance

With American Assistance you can get 500 free texts, 500 free voice minutes and a free cell phone.

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Easy Wireless

For just $1 a month, Oklahoma residents can get unlimited text, 2250 minutes, + 50MB of data on this plan.

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Access Wireless

With the Access Wireless plan, you get a free cell phone, unlimited text, 100 to 750 minutes, and 52200 megabytes of data.

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enTouch Wireless

In California on this program, you'll get 500MB updated each month plus unlimited texts and minutes. In 20 other states, you'll get 100 text per month and 500 free minutes.

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FeelSafe Wireless

You get 500 free minutes, a free cell phone, 500 MB data, and 500 texts what's this plan in most States. In California, you get unlimited text, unlimited talk and 100MB of data. Through the Oklahoma Tribal program, you get unlimited text, unlimited talk,

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GCI

You can get unlimited network-wide texting, free cell phone, 500 minutes long distance, unlimited nationwide texting, and 1GB of data for $1 per month.

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NewPhone Wireless

In Louisiana, you'll get 1000 voice minutes, a free Smartphone, 1GB of data, and unlimited texts.

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Life Wireless

You get 500 voice minutes, a free cell phone, some data, and unlimited text in Most states through this program. In Oklahoma and California, you will get unlimited text and unlimited voice and 500MB of data.

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Safelink Wireless

In California, you will get a free Android cell phone, unlimited texting, unlimited minutes, and 500MB of data. In the other states, you will get 350 minutes, a free cell phone, unlimited texting, and 500MB of data.

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Q Link Wireless

With the Q Link Wireless program, you get 500 voice minutes, a free cell phone, and unlimited texts each month.

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Tempo Communications

Tempo is a free government cell phone program that offers you 500 minutes of talk, free cell phone, 500MB data, and unlimited texts.

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SafetyNet Wireless

In California, you will get unlimited text, unlimited minutes, and 1GB of data. Customers that are located in other states will get a free cell phone, 700 minutes of talk and 500 minutes of text.

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Sprocket Wireless

In Oklahoma, you will get unlimited texting and unlimited minutes as well as a free phone for $1 per month with Sprocket Wireless.

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Tag Mobile

Tag Mobile offers unlimited voice, free smart phone, unlimited texting, and 2GB of data in California. In the other states, you'll get unlimited texts, 750 free voice minutes, and one GB of data. You will also get a free SIM card if you bring in your own

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StandUp Wireless

Free Smartphone, 500 minutes voice, unlimited texting, plus 500 MB data!

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Terracom Wireless

A free phone, unlimited texting, 500-1,000 minutes of talk. Oklahoma tribal residents also get 500 MB monthly data.

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Tru Wireless

With Tru Wireless you get 500 minutes of text, 500 minutes of talk, a free government cell phone, and 500MB of data. If you are on the Oklahoma tribal program you get unlimited text, unlimited talk, and unlimited data.

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TruConnect

TruConnect Offers a free smartphone plus unlimited texting and talk. They were originally called SureLink or Telscape and they currently serve the state of California, Kansas, Nevada, Kentucky, and Missouri.

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Infiniti Mobile

For $1 a month you get unlimited talk, a free cell phone, 2.5 GB of data and unlimited text in Oklahoma.

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Lifeline Discount Cell Phone Providers

You many find that you qualify for the Lifeline Assistance program's free phone plans, but that none of the companies offer service where you live. Or perhaps the free phone plans you did find in your area aren't acceptable to you for one reason or another. The good news is that you have another option. The companies below, while not offering free cell phone plans, do offer substantial Lifeline discounts off their regular mobile phone plans in some states. If you can find one in your state you may be able to get a fantastic plan at a discount price:

U.S. Connect

In Texas, you will find the company U.S. Connect which phones. These phones are available in West Virginia, Maryland, and Arkansas. It used to offer free text and minutes but the plan has been removed. It now offers a $9.25 Lifeline discount on 250 texts

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Verizon Wireless

Most people would expect a company like Verizon to offer the Lifeline discount in every state, but they don't offer this. Their Lifeline offering is actually quite limited.

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Viaero Wireless

Applicants in Nebraska, Colorado, and Arkansas can receive the federal discount of $9.25 as well as the additional state discount of $3.50. Residents in these states will be able to save $12.25 off of their Viaero Wireless plan.

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U.S. Cellular

In 26 US states US Cellular does business. In just fifteen of those states it offers the Lifeline program. The states with service include Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nebraska, Oregon, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virgi

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T-Mobile

T-Mobile is actually a subsidiary of Deutsch Telecom which is a very large telecommunication company which is based in Germany. This company does business in 11 European countries, Puerto Rico, United States, and the US Virgin Islands.

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ATT Mobility

The wireless service provided it by the phone giant AT&T is called AT&T Mobility. AT&T is a company that has been around.

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Centennial de Puerto Rico

If you are a Puerto Rican resident you may qualify for a double discount. This is in addition to the $9.25 standard federal discount. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will offer a Lifeline Customer an additional $3.50 discount.

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Claro de Puerto Rico

SafeLink Wireless has a sister company called Claro de Puerto Rico. SafeLink is the largest company which takes part in the assistance. SafeLink offers the free government cell phones in Puerto Rico but only Claro offers the Lifeline discount.

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Cordova Wireless Communications

If you are a Puerto Rican resident you may qualify for a double discount. This is in addition to the $9.25 standard federal discount. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will offer a Lifeline Customer Cordova Wireless is a company in Alaska that serves a smal

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SouthernLINC Wireless

Many Wireless communication companies offer Lifeline plans including SouthernLINC Wireless which has operations in Georgia and Alabama. It doesn't offer service to customers in the Florida Panhandle or Southeastern Mississippi.

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Nemont Wireless

In Wyoming, North Dakota, and Montana, Nemont is a company that offers Lifeline discounts. The discount in Montana is $9.25 per month. In the Williston North Dakota area you get a discount of $9.25 and in Wyoming, the discount is $9.25.

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