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A guide to Obama Phone providers in your state

Obama Phones are offered in 49 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. Find the plan that’s right for you.

If you’re on a federal government assistance program (and a lot of state programs) or if you survive on a limited income, you probably qualify for an Obama Phone.

They’re available in 49 states, Washington DC, and Puerto. The only state that doesn’t offer Obama Phones is Montana. (Truth is, the program is available in Montana but only for residents of Native American lands, and not the general public.)

It’s very important for you to know that Obama Phone companies offer different plans in different states. In California and Oklahoma, for example, you may be eligible for unlimited calling, texting, and data. In other states, the offerings may be far more limited.

We tracked down this very informative page. Just click on your state and you’ll find all the companies offering plans in your state and all those plans.

It’s very important that you check out every plan available in your state because they vary widely. If you talk more than you talk, there are plans for you. If you text more than you talk, there are plans for you. If data is more important than talk and text, there are plans for you.

In other words, MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THEM ALL OUT TO FIND THE PLAN THAT FITS YOUR NEEDS BEST.



CLICK ON YOUR STATE TO GET STARTED:

Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | District of Columbia | Delaware | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | lllinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New York | New Mexico | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming

Important Pages

  • A guide to Obama Phone providers in your state
  • Obama Phone News & Updates
  • What is the Obama Phone?
  • Who qualifies for an Obama Phone?
    • Tribal Head Start
    • Veterans Pension and Survivors Pension Eligibility for an Obama Phone
  • How to Get an Obama Phone?
  • Obamaphone Providers
  • Who Started the Obama Phone?
  • Lifeline Facts
  • Obama Phone FAQs
  • Discussion Forum / Q&A

Subsidized Internet Too

The FCC has also encouraged major internet providers to provide high-speed broadband to the very same people that qualify for the Obama Phone. Only $9.95 a month. There are cheap internet plans for both cable and DSL. To learn more please go to CheapInternet.com.

Recent News

  • Dropping like a rock: ObamaPhone enrollment falls by two million in three years
  • $7 Billion Bonanza: The new FCC Broadband Connectivity Fund
  • Sprint charges government for inactive Lifeline customers, FCC fines them $200 million for fraud
  • More than 1,000,000 have already signed up for government’s new $50 per month internet discount
  • Universal broadband for everyone who needs it! Free government cell phones for everyone who needs them! Mark Lowenstein for FCC Commissioner!
  • Could your ObamaPhone arrive with malware installed?
  • Assist Wireless exposes tens of thousands of customer IDs in five states
  • Is it the BidenPhone? Free unlimited talk, unlimited text AND unlimited data for a limited time
  • USAC’s port freeze rule eliminated, ObamaPhone customers can now switch companies at any time
  • Obama is gone, and now his enemies want to kill the Obama Phone program

Some Facts

#1 The Lifeline Assistance program started in Tennessee in mid-2008 and is now available in 49 states, DC and Puerto Rico.

#2 You qualify for a phone simply by accepting other government assistance -- Medicaid, food stamps, SSI, National School Lunch, Section 8 Housing, Home Energy assistance and others.

#3 The FCC is currently wrapping up a large pilot program that's testing ways to expand the ObamaPhone program to include broadband internet access.

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