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Where do “Obama phones” come from?
The video of an Obama supporter bragging about having an “Obama phone” has gone viral on the web, but where do these “free cell phones” come from? The program is called Lifeline, established in 1984, originally created to subsidize landline phone service for low income Americans, funded by government-collected telecommunication fees, paid by consumers. In 2008, the program was expanded to support cell phones which quickly escalated the cost of the program. In 2008 the program cost $772 million, but by 2011 it cost $1.6 billion. A 2011 audit found that 269,000 wireless Lifeline subscribers were receiving free phones and monthly service from two or more carriers. Several websites have been created to promote “free” government cell phones, including the”The Obama Cell Phone” website at Obamaphone.net. Rep. Tim Griffin R-Ark. has proposed a bill to eliminate federal subsidies for free cell phones and has produced a great YouTube video highlighting the runaway cost of the program. The program has also been highlighted for reform by Senator Claire McCaskill D-Mo. Pressure to reform the program led the FCC to announce an effort in February to “reduce the potential for fraud while cutting red tape for consumers and providers” by the end of 2013. Charlie Spiering Commentary Staff Writer The Washington Examiner September 27, 2012 | 2:25 pm http://washingtonexaminer.com/where-do-obama-phones-come-from/article/2509203#.UGWyGq6AWvt |
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Obama’s “Truth Team” denounces supporter’s “Obama phone” claim
The Obama campaign is not pleased with an Obama supporter’s claim that the president gave her a free “Obama phone.” The campaign’s “Truth Team” denounced the idea of an “Obama phone” yesterday, posting a message on Twitter in an effort to set the record straight. “FACT: Discounted phone services are provided through telecom companies, ‘the President has nothing to do with it,’” the message read. As I noted yesterday, the government program is called Lifeline originally created to subsidize land line phone service for low income Americans. The program is funded by government-collected telecommunication fees, paid by consumers. In 2008, the program was expanded to support cell phones which quickly escalated the cost of the program. Charlie Spiering Commentary Staff Writer The Washington Examiner September 28, 2012 | 9:40 am http://washingtonexaminer.com/obamas-truth-team-denounces-supporters-obama-phone-claim/article/2509305 |
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Obama’s “Truth Team” denounces supporter’s “Obama phone” claim The Obama campaign is not pleased with an Obama supporter’s claim that the president gave her a free “Obama phone.” The campaign’s “Truth Team” denounced the idea of an “Obama phone” yesterday, posting a message on Twitter in an effort to set the record straight. “FACT: Discounted phone services are provided through telecom companies, ‘the President has nothing to do with it,’” the message read. As I noted yesterday, the government program is called Lifeline originally created to subsidize land line phone service for low income Americans. The program is funded by government-collected telecommunication fees, paid by consumers. In 2008, the program was expanded to support cell phones which quickly escalated the cost of the program. Charlie Spiering Commentary Staff Writer The Washington Examiner September 28, 2012 | 9:40 am http://washingtonexaminer.com/obamas-truth-team-denounces-supporters-obama-phone-claim/article/2509305 Up until it became a public issue, I imagine kang o'Bummer musta' been luvin' it and eatin' it up. 
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