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In the US if you are under 135 percent of the Federal Poverty Level you qualify for a free Mobile Phone with internet service. I am surprised Canada does not h

In the US if you are under 135 percent of the Federal Poverty Level you qualify for a free Mobile Phone with internet service. I am surprised Canada does not have a program like that

nszceta 4y ago
That program is not available in every State iirc
- vel0city 4y ago
  Its a federal program, its benefits are available in every state.
  - nszceta 4y ago
    Some cellular partners in some states don't support it even though its a federal program.
doubled112 4y ago
Wild guess: Bell, Rogers, and Telus probably wouldn't allow it because they couldn't milk Canadians for as much then
- refurb 4y ago
  Why? In the US program the government pays for them. What kind of business would turn that down? Looks like the CRTC mandates cheap plans the mobile companies offer free phone and plans too. https://www.telus.com/en/about/news-and-events/media-releases/telus-delivering-over-10000-free-mobile-devices-to-help-canadians-stay-connected https://www.telus.com/en/about/news-and-events/media-release...
  - paledot 4y ago
    Which works about as well as the IRS Free File program in the US.