Poor in Colorado may get free phones

denver post ^ | 7/15/09 | David Migoya

[Nachum]

Thousands of low-income Coloradans reliant on public assistance could get a free cellphone under a plan before the state Public Utilities Commission.

If approved, the plan by TracFone Wireless in Miami would make Colorado the 17th state it has settled into with free cell service for the indigent, a form of wireless welfare that proponents say taps into one of the last untapped markets for the telecom technology.

"Our hope is to have it up and running by September," said Jose Fuentes, TracFone's director of government relations. "Historically, it's a very underutilized service, and we'd like that to change."

[Nachum]

We have lost our collective minds...

[allmost]

Can I have free cellphone? Or do I need to commit a crime first?

[DoughtyOne]

Simply amazing...  what else can you say.


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[americanophile]

Just phones? You should see the kids playing with the electric wheelchairs they got as toys, for free, from Medicare.

[Star Traveler]

I’m not sure, but I think that all states have a $1 or $2 a month phone for people with low incomes. At least I’ve heard about them for a long time... Since everyone is switching over to cell phones, it seems that this is the same thing.

[DoughtyOne]

Let me guess, ACORN is the carrier. The phones start up with a message on the screen that says, “Provided by ACORN, Whose your Sugar Daddy baby?”

[DoughtyOne]

Ooops...

Let me guess, ACORN is the carrier. The phones start up with a message on the screen that says, “Provided by ACORN, Who’s your Sugar Daddy baby?”

[max americana]

Cell phones for the poor is a great idea. Because calling up the welfare office is easier than lining up in front of it...

[dancusa]

I still don't have a cell phone. Last week my car broke down on a deserted road on a dairy farm at midnight on the way home from work. I waited 2 hours before a good samaritan stopped and offered me a ride home. He did not have a cell phone either. He was on his way from home from work too. He had a badge from a hospital job. We have to pay our bills and both have incomes that gets us by, but don't have the spare cash to pay for cell phones.

[KitJ]

Does anyone have that picture of Michelle serving food at the soup kitchen while one of the customers is taking a picture of her on their Blackberry?

(”Free food? Let me text all my friends and they’ll meet me here...”)

[Scotswife]

hubby and I were discussing tonight how we’re going to manage to get our hands on some of that sweet bailout cash.

First - we’ll have to change our voter registration to a “D”.

trade in the SUV for a Volvo and put some hopeychangey stickers on it.

maybe apply for a job w/ the census and get some under the table action from ACORN?

[CommieCutter]

that proponents say taps into one of the last untapped markets for the telecom technology.

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That’s so funny. This “market” was untapped because one side did not have the means to pay for it.

[bgill]

Mine is getting old and I need to upgrade, can I have a free one too?!?

[beaversmom]

I just have a cheapy, pay as you go Tracfone. I think you can get the phone with some minutes and airtime on it for $30 dollars or less. ‘m not one of these that has mine glued to my ear—just for emergencies mainly.

[TheThinker]

Wow, I just saw two kids riding around in a parking lot in electric wheelchairs just tonight. Pathetic.

[americanophile]

Your tax dollars at work!

[lmr]

It’s good to know the crack-heads will be able to call their dealer from WHEREVER THEY ARE AT when the welfare check & food stamps arrive on their government EBT cards.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Just wait until they also figure out that those people can't or wont be able or care to recharge them. Imagine a whole slew of new federal regs to deal with that. Plus Obama will name a Phone Czar to run the whole mess.

[Kirkwood]

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