I don’t know the program, however Corp America or Telecoms don’t give away stuff or millions in freebies, There are no donations, there is some buried govt subsidy, kickback, tax writeoff or angle. Or most likely Funded by increasing the real paying customers bills. Just like Hospitals, those with ability to pay, have higher bills to subsidize those who don’t. Its always wealth transfer.
So i read it. So my educated guess was correct. Here is what it says:
“The companies often charge customers to fund their contributions in the form of a
universal service fee you might see on your monthly phone bill. The fund is then parceled out to companies, such as América Móvil, that create programs, such as SafeLink, ”
Consumers always pay.