I know this has been out for a few years now, but I have seen the advertisments more lately and thought I would post the info again. SafeLink Wireless is a government supported program (ie, paid for by us taxpayers) that provides a free cell phone and airtime each month for income-eligible customers. Features such as caller ID, call waiting and voicemail are all also included with the service.
As a taxpayer I do not approve of this program. As a Freebie and coupon blogger I do want my readers to be aware in the event they are in NEED of an emergency phone and I would hope that people would not take ADVANTAGE of this program.