October 26, 2005

Feds give out free phones to Katrina evacuees

Hurricane Katrina evacuees can get free cell phones and 300 free minutes of calls under a plan approved by the FCC, reports TheAdvocate. About 300,000 households would qualify, according to the Oct. 15 order. The minutes must used by March 1.

The offer is open to every household approved for housing assistance by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to the FCC.

Hurricane Katrina knocked out phones - wireless and land lines - for about 3 million customers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama."

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