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Do we need any more evidence that cell phones are becoming the most important piece of technology today? The Federal Government has approved TracFone Inc. to supply cell phone service to low income people in 10 states. Commissioners approved the action on Wednesday and said that TracFone met the eligibility requirements needed to participate in it’s program to subsidize low income users.

TracFone will be reimbursed for the losses it incurs through the federal Universal Service Fund, which aids in providing telephone service to high-cost areas, such as rural and low-income urban communities.

TracFone will begin offering it’s discounted service to customers in NewYork, Alabama, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachuesettes, North Carolina, Deleware, New Hampshire, Tennesee, and Washington, D.C.

There is growing concern that the poor are at a considerable disadvantage because of their lack of access to the internet. With the cost of owning a computer and an internet connection still too high for most of America’s poor it looks as though access to cellular technology could be a step in the right direction. Cell phone technology is improving at break-neck speeds and could possibly be an alternative way for people to gain valuable access to the internet.

TracFone currently has 9.5 million customers in the U.S. but with the announcement of their participation in the FCC’s program, I’m sure they can expect to see quite a bump in usage. I hope this program helps the disadvantaged. It looks to be a great start!

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