Millions could lose cheap phone service under FCC’s overhaul of Lifeline
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Suffering heat stroke on an un-air-conditioned Tulsa, Oklahoma, transit bus, Sweet Paula Ogans-Recess' cell phone may very well have saved her life. Losing consciousness as her complexion flushed, she dialed 911. First responders traced her call, found her, and administered aid.
"I would have died... If it wasn't for the phone, I wouldn't be here," said Ogans-Recess.
It's why she never leaves home without her phone-a phone Ogans-Recess has because she participates in the Lifeline program, a Reagan-era subsidy initiative.
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