Wireless For Hope Giving Free Cell Phones To Those Who Qualify

A  government program, Wireless for Hope,  is giving cell phones away for free in Lafayette Monday and Tuesday. The Wireless for Hope organization gives millions of people across  the nation a  cell phone at no cost. You have to already have some type of government assistance, like food stamps or medicaid to be eligible. Each cell phone also comes with 100 free minutes a month.

Justin Brewer,Spokesperson for Wireless for Hope, said it's designed to help people get back on their feet.

If you have a phone bill, landline or cell, you help fund this program with something called a Universal Service Charge, and it costs you about $4 a month.

Wireless for Hope believes communication is a basic right not a privilege.

So, what's your opinion...is a cell phone as much of a basic need as food and shelter?