Q Link Wireless

Q Link Wireless provided service for low-income-eligible individuals, funded through the Universal Service Fund. The company also offered general phone plans. ==Eligibility requirements==

Q Link Wireless offered free or discounted service to eligible Americans who are currently enrolled in a government benefit program or meet certain low-income requirements for their state. Government benefit programs that meet qualifications are standard and set by FCC. but commonly include Food Stamps (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), Medicaid, and Supplemental Security Income. ==Legal issues==

On June 9, 2021, the company's Florida headquarters was raided by the United States Postal Inspection Service in connection to an undisclosed ongoing investigation. On October 15, 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Florida announced that Q Link Wireless LLC had pleaded guilty to “conspiring to defraud and commit offenses (…) in connection with a years-long scheme to steal over $100 million” from the Lifeline federal program. The CEO was sentenced to five years in jail and the company shut down. ==See also==