Rest assured the BO Regime, the Democrat National Committee and the phone companies see this as a resounding success. The permanent dependent underclass gets free Obamaphones, votes are bought for Democrats, Telecoms get a nice chunk of steady lucre and the work-a-day rate payers get the tab. Democrats have to be laughing themselves silly over this.

I'm so shocked! #saidmenever

The people that need this are waiting in line at the Day Labor trying to feed their family and are not aware of this program. The abusers are on youtube search Obama phone.

That's what happens when the kid guards the candy store.

Just more obama crap!

Epic fail by our government yet again. I can appreciate the idea of wanting to help keep our people connected to job opportunities, but instead of providing supplies for free, let's help everyone be accountable for the charity they are receiving. Human nature, unfortunately, does not advocate us to be the "bigger person" and reciprocate generosity, but sadly take advantage of the situation. This is proven in most industries as we pay for services and products before receiving them. Why does the government blindly feel this will be different for them?

Shocking! Just shocking! Who would have thought that losers would fraud the program? Poor things, they are so broke they wear better clothes than I can affort during advertising the program on TV. I'm not surprised at all this happened. I had a friend with a son with a terminal disease that couldn't even get him on Medicade because they made just over the cut off. They really needed it but there are POS that take, take, take and our government just gives, gives, gives - to those that will vote "them" back in office! Just like those perfectly physically able humans (best word I could think of other than one that would get me banned) that whip out that LoneStar card to pay and then whip out $100 bill to pay for the stuff welfare doesn't cover. All of it under the governments umbrella. Let's see how all that goes when all the cuts start in March!

Well isn't this grand. As both a cell phone and landline owner who has paid the universal service fee, not only have I been subsidizing 6 million slackass LOSERS, 41% of them were completely ineligible. This is fraud at the highest level, and what's most disgusting is there are THREE general parties at fault here. 1) The government for running this sham of a program. 2) The ineligible slackers who have abused this program 3) The phone companies who have never verified eligability requirements (aka crony capitalism). I do intend to call up my cell phone provider, AT&T, tomorrow and scream at them for a 47% refund in their universal service fee. A full 47% of their lifeline subscribers were ineligible, and I paid for them, so I figure AT&T owes me money. Unfortunately for government and the slackass abusers, there's nothing which can be done under our neo-socialist political system (Obama doesn't care). Oh yes, anyone else find it funny this comes out after the election? Yet again, news which could have affected the election was purposely delayed.

Will anything come of it? Like prosecuting the cheaters? Hell no? They are the ones the Democrats need to keep them in office. Now our greaser Mayor put the bee in the bonnet of Obama to take the 4K plan nation wide.

Critics argue the program is full of abuse. no come on you really thinks so ??? (sarcasim) You're picking on the 47% who dont pay taxes again.