Free Cell Phones for Low Income Residents in Lackawanna County?
By: Eric Deabill
Updated: February 28, 2013
Scranton, Lackawanna County - Some people who live in Lackawanna County may soon qualify for a free cell phone.
Commissioner Pat O'Malley held an informational meeting with county human service agencies Thursday morning at the Keyser Valley Community Center in Scranton.
A spokesman for the Wilkes-Barre based company AIM3 gave a presentation on its Lifeline program.
The program would provide a free cell phone to low-income customers. People would have to meet eligibility requirements.
"If you're a Section 8 recipient, Access cards, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), those are some of the big ones that would qualify," company spokesman Mike Martinez said. "Free school lunch program, if your child is in the free school lunch program you'd qualify as well."
Organizers are currently settting-up the logistics to make the free cell phones available to people living in Lackawanna County.
Comments
Why does the government make them work for all this "free" stuff? There is plenty of garbage lying on our roads that could use some cleaning up. Every bag of garbage you fill=1 day of "free" service.
Brian C.
February 28, 2013 at 8:05 pm
This is ridiculous! The entire country is broke- and they want to give them free cell phones too? Absolutely insane..
Kaylin L.
February 28, 2013 at 4:40 pm
