TracFone Wireless of Miami, Fla., says it will provide the service for up to 260,000 poor families under a federally sponsored program.
The company has launched SafeLink Wireless in Connecticut, offering a new Motorola phone and 64 minutes of airtime each month.
The cell phone service is available to people who receive government assistance through programs such as food stamps, Section 8 housing and Supplemental Security Income.
The company offers the program in 16 other states.
A TracFone spokesman says the company is giving away a phone that usually sells for $9.99 with hopes some recipients will eventually be able to pay for service.
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The Giants and Jets football teams will have a new home next season. Check out these photographs of taken over the new stadium in the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, NJ by Tom Kaminski in Chopper 880 on Monday, November 23, 2009.
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