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Tennessee Offers Limited Free Cell Phone Service to Low Income Families

By WDEF
Created Aug 15 2008 - 6:20pm


 [0]Tennessee is the first state in the country to provide free wireless phone service for low-income families.

It's a deal announced today with Trac-Fone Wireless.

They call it the Safe-Link Wireless program.

You'll have to qualify for the program based on household income.

If you qualify, the program will give you a cell phone, access to emergency services and 68-minutes of free time for a year.

Officials say up to 800-thousand Tennesseans will qualify for the program.

To see if you qualify go to: www.safelinkwireless.com [1]


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