加州LifeLine话费补贴升级：每月20美元 三档流量最高20GB 参加者零自付
加州公用事业委员会（CPUC）10月8日投票通过加州LifeLine计划的规则更新：无线服务参加者可获得每月20美元的话费补贴，含无限通话与短信，并按所选档位获得8GB、15GB或20GB月流量，对应档位的转网冻结期分别为24小时、60天和90天，参加者本人无需付费。此前LifeLine无线服务的标准流量约为6GB。
州补贴可与联邦LifeLine每月9.25美元的补贴叠加：叠加后参加者可获得12.5GB流量，最高档可达24.5GB。全州约有146万户家庭同时参加州与联邦两项计划。固话方面，补贴为运营商月费的55%或每月19美元封顶。新规还调整了运营商的激活补贴，由每年两次、每次39美元改为每年一次15美元。
LifeLine是加州面向低收入家庭的通信补贴计划，参加CalFresh、Medi-Cal等公共援助计划的居民或收入符合标准的家庭可以申请。CPUC主席约翰·雷诺兹（John Reynolds）表示，在线学习、工作与日常生活都离不开手机服务，本次更新旨在让低收入加州居民获得更负担得起、使用体验与市场主流计划一致的服务。
CPUC Upgrades California LifeLine: $20 Monthly Discount, Up to 20GB of Data, No Cost to Participants
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted on October 8 to modernize the California LifeLine program. Wireless participants will receive a $20 monthly discount with unlimited talk and text and a choice of 8GB, 15GB or 20GB of monthly data — with carrier-switching lock-in periods of 24 hours, 60 days or 90 days respectively — at no cost to the participant. The previous wireless standard offered about 6GB of data.
The state discount stacks with the federal Lifeline discount of $9.25 a month, bringing combined plans to 12.5GB and up to 24.5GB at the top tier. About 1.46 million California households participate in both programs. For wireline service, the subsidy covers 55% of the carrier's monthly rate up to $19. The vote also changed carrier activation reimbursements to $15 once a year, replacing $39 twice a year.
LifeLine serves low-income households, including those enrolled in programs such as CalFresh or Medi-Cal. CPUC President John Reynolds said daily life runs through mobile service, and the update aims to give low-income Californians affordable plans comparable to the wider market.
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