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Posted: Thursday, 25 June 2009 7:28AM
Low Income Resident of Connecticut Could Get Free Phone Service
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WATERBURY, CT (AP) -- Tens of thousands of low-income Connecticut people could be getting free cell phone service from a Florida company.
LINK: TracFone's SafeLink CT Information 
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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