The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday approved providing survivors of Hurricane Helene and its tropical storm ...

Nearly 23,000 Kansans are enrolled in the Federal Communications Commission lifeline program which provides discounts for phones, service, and internet. For Washburn University student ...

The approval allows SpaceX to use radio frequencies leased from T-Mobile to provide what's called "Supplemental Coverage from ...

More than 300,000 calls have been made to triple-0, Lifeline, 1800-Respect and other helplines in the past year from free public phones in Australia. Lifeline says the anonymity provided by public ...

Starlink is being used to provide wireless emergency alerts to cell phones from all carriers in North Carolina, according to ...

If you have an iPhone 14 or later and you have iOS 18 your iPhone can be used as a SAT phone. If you don't have cellular service or WiFi, pull down on the upper right hand corner of your phone.… ...

While the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene is immense, it's heartening to see how technology can provide a lifeline in times of crisis. Apple's satellite messaging features, though not ...

But in the wake of the storm, reports have surfaced about a key iOS 18 feature that has been a lifeline for survivors: Messages via satellite. iOS 18 feature provides messaging with no cell ...

Is Your Phone Ready For An Emergency? Turn On These Lifesaving Settings Another X user reported using the satellite feature to get location pings from family members when power and internet went out.