Virgin Mobile, which is now integrated with Sprint’s prepaid wireless business, will now be offering free phone service to some low-income individuals under a new brand called Assurance Wireless.
Read more about this at FierceWireless and see the press release here.
This service is now available in New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, according to Virgin Mobile, and will soon be available in other states as well.
Here’s what those who qualify for this service will receive:
Kyocera Jax Phone
200 minutes of local and long-distance per month
Free voicemail, call waiting, caller ID, and access to 911 (which is one of the true safety features of having a cell phone)
Additional talk time will cost customers 20-cents per minute, while additional text messages cost 15-cents.
My Take: I think this is a good thing since having a cell phone and ample communication is a quality of life issue due to how “connected” people are these days.
This program may help people in that it gives people access to emergency service (ie, 911) and hopefully can also be used to keep in touch after job interviews, etc.
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