Free Government Phone in Wisconsin

Eligible Wisconsin residents can receive a free smartphone with unlimited talk, text, and data through the Lifeline Program.

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Who Qualifies in Wisconsin?

You may qualify for a free government phone in Wisconsin if you participate in any of these programs:

Income-Based Eligibility

Even without program participation, Wisconsin residents whose household income is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines may qualify. See full income limits →

What You Receive

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Free Smartphone

A working smartphone at no cost

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Unlimited Talk & Text

No limits on calls and messages

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High-Speed Data

Monthly data for apps and browsing

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Hotspot Service

Share connection with other devices

How to Apply in Wisconsin

Check Eligibility

Verify you meet program or income requirements for Wisconsin.

Submit Application

Apply online with proof of eligibility — benefit letter, EBT card, or income docs.

Get Your Phone

Your free smartphone ships within 5-10 business days. Activate and use immediately.

⚠️ Important
  • One Lifeline benefit per household
  • Annual recertification required
  • ACP ended June 2024 — Lifeline is the active program

Cities in Wisconsin

498 cities covered — find Lifeline info for your area

Milwaukee (570,000)Madison (272,520)Green Bay (106,387)Kenosha (99,238)Racine (77,097)Appleton (75,133)Waukesha (70,729)Eau Claire (69,122)Janesville (65,816)Oshkosh (65,382)West Allis (59,503)La Crosse (51,000)Sheboygan (49,872)Wauwatosa (47,724)Fond du Lac (44,500)Brookfield (41,503)New Berlin (40,498)Wausau (39,731)Menomonee Falls (39,042)Beloit (36,642)Oak Creek (36,330)Sun Prairie (36,095)Manitowoc (34,649)Fitchburg (31,951)West Bend (31,666)Neenah (27,577)Superior (26,417)De Pere (25,381)Mequon (25,291)Muskego (25,260)Stevens Point (24,714)Grand Chute (23,879)Watertown (22,931)Middleton (22,573)Pleasant Prairie (21,369)South Milwaukee (20,539)Howard (20,211)Fox Crossing (18,969)Onalaska (18,859)Wisconsin Rapids (18,769)Oconomowoc (18,407)Menasha (18,143)Cudahy (17,974)Kaukauna (17,227)Ashwaubenon (16,939)Beaver Dam (16,652)Bellevue (16,086)Pewaukee (15,998)Menomonie (15,783)Hartford (15,781)River Falls (15,761)Whitewater (15,164)Hudson (15,136)Waunakee (14,919)Whitefish Bay (14,769)Greendale (14,672)Chippewa Falls (14,631)Salem Lakes (14,603)Verona (14,245)Allouez (14,089)Shorewood (13,670)Harrison (13,175)Glendale (13,080)Stoughton (13,063)Suamico (13,062)Greenville (12,919)Brown Deer (12,728)Port Washington (12,661)Baraboo (12,541)Fort Atkinson (12,534)Cedarburg (12,397)Grafton (12,277)Little Chute (12,148)Sussex (11,775)Oregon (11,361)Two Rivers (11,255)Platteville (11,068)Marinette (11,067)Burlington (11,024)Waupun (11,018)Holmen (10,875)DeForest (10,854)Portage (10,412)New Richmond (10,352)Hobart (10,339)Elkhorn (10,308)Reedsburg (10,100)Sparta (9,886)Sturgeon Bay (9,708)Tomah (9,495)St. Francis (9,462)McFarland (9,283)Merrill (9,239)Shawano (9,204)Ledgeview (9,113)Rice Lake (9,032)Windsor (8,882)Oconomowoc (Town) (8,877)Monona (8,766)Hudson (Town) (8,719)Delavan (8,531)Altoona (8,506)Waukesha (Village) (8,472)Kronenwetter (8,449)Lake Geneva (8,431)Mukwonago (8,385)Merton (Town) (8,321)Rhinelander (8,284)Pewaukee (Village) (8,235)Sheboygan Falls (8,187)Delafield (Town) (8,186)Somers (8,132)Sheboygan (Town) (8,121)Antigo (8,075)Ashland (7,903)Norway (7,896)Mukwonago (Town) (7,820)Ripon (7,761)Mount Horeb (7,703)Hales Corners (7,630)Grand Rapids (7,570)Vernon (7,480)Kimberly (7,452)New London (7,317)Cottage Grove (7,300)Lake Hallie (7,264)Delafield (7,205)Genesee (7,180)Buchanan (6,827)Middleton (Town) (6,747)Sturtevant (6,692)Fox Point (6,690)Elm Grove (6,516)Waterford (Town) (6,491)Brookfield (Town) (6,470)Lawrence (6,457)Lake Mills (6,451)Burlington (Town) (6,447)Twin Lakes (6,383)Waupaca (6,344)Lafayette (6,268)Cedarburg (Town) (6,219)Rib Mountain (6,153)Slinger (6,139)Edgerton (5,937)Onalaska (Town) (5,857)Evansville (5,783)Little Suamico (5,623)Waterford (5,621)Rothschild (5,541)Berlin (5,537)Columbus (5,512)Prairie du Chien (5,482)Geneva (5,418)North Fond du Lac (5,394)West Salem (5,280)Delavan (Town) (5,274)Ixonia (5,119)Minocqua (5,109)Wind Lake (5,094)Saratoga (5,063)Tichigan (5,060)Richland Center (5,020)Dodgeville (4,992)Union Grove (4,930)Lake Wisconsin (4,886)Dunn (4,863)Shelby (4,793)Bloomfield (4,791)East Troy (4,705)Okauchee Lake (4,690)Oconto (4,621)Taycheedah (4,610)Oneida (4,548)Clintonville (4,544)Bayside (4,506)Mosinee (4,495)Viroqua (4,488)West Bend (Town) (4,451)Prairie du Sac (4,412)Grafton (Town) (4,389)Kewaskum (4,378)Somerset (Town) (4,339)Prescott (4,328)Mauston (4,309)Medford (4,299)Menominee (4,297)Baldwin (4,280)Saukville (4,276)French Island (4,266)Campbell (4,238)Westport (4,156)West Milwaukee (4,061)Cross Plains (4,056)East Troy (Town) (4,019)Peshtigo (Town) (4,014)Chilton (3,996)Jackson (Town) (3,983)Polk (3,976)Kiel (3,955)Pulaski (3,946)Sugar Creek (3,919)Lancaster (3,912)Raymond (3,912)North Hudson (3,876)Erin (3,832)Pleasant Valley (3,818)Horicon (3,817)Marshall (3,809)Rochester (3,778)Hayward (Town) (3,771)Cottage Grove (Town) (3,767)Koshkonong (3,752)Star Prairie (Town) (3,746)Neenah (Town) (3,726)Janesville (Town) (3,710)Fond du Lac (Town) (3,710)Barron (3,693)Lyons (3,683)Bloomer (3,679)Arcadia (3,669)Omro (3,661)Ottawa (3,656)Center (3,651)Scott (3,647)Combined Locks (3,628)Lac du Flambeau (3,622)Fulton (3,615)Stephenson (3,524)Eagle (Town) (3,515)Lake Delton (3,499)Sauk City (3,496)Black River Falls (3,488)Merton (3,468)Menomonie (Town) (3,438)Tomahawk (3,418)Johnson Creek (3,416)Peshtigo (3,398)Hartford (Town) (3,388)Wheatland (3,385)Seymour (3,353)Ellsworth (3,305)Randall (3,301)Thiensville (3,295)Brillion (3,294)Lodi (Town) (3,284)Boscobel (3,275)Eagle Point (3,272)Wescott (3,264)Sparta (Town) (3,247)Howards Grove (3,246)Burke (3,240)Wrightstown (3,237)Yorkville (3,236)Sherwood (3,232)Chase (3,229)Algoma (3,227)Ellington (3,225)Brodhead (3,221)Lodi (3,203)Wisconsin Dells (3,203)Ladysmith (3,147)New Holstein (3,107)Oregon (Town) (3,098)Milton (Town) (3,097)Rome (3,092)Oostburg (3,081)Hortonville (3,072)Pleasant Springs (3,068)Osceola (Town) (3,063)Plymouth (Town) (3,056)Somerset (3,051)Stockton (3,004)Lake Wissota (3,001)Oconto Falls (2,985)Williams Bay (2,983)Paddock Lake (2,978)Genoa City (2,976)Rock (2,973)Amery (2,959)Delavan Lake (2,926)Springfield (2,900)Merrill (Town) (2,898)Dale (2,886)Wales (2,882)Newbold (2,874)Sevastopol (2,873)Pelican (2,847)Mondovi (2,842)Rice Lake (Town) (2,824)Mukwa (2,823)Kewaunee (2,812)Pittsfield (2,801)Wheaton (2,795)Tainter Lake (2,789)Pacific (2,783)Empire (2,780)Fennimore (2,774)Pine Lake (2,766)Walworth (2,764)Belleville (2,712)Luxemburg (2,706)Linn (2,696)Lake Wazeecha (2,682)Lomira (2,677)Hammond (Town) (2,648)Tainter (2,647)Maine (2,611)Winneconne (Town) (2,607)Wrightstown (Town) (2,607)Juneau (2,592)Mineral Point (2,587)Poynette (2,586)Stanley (2,576)Belgium (2,573)Stettin (2,570)Hayward (2,549)Winneconne (2,532)New Lisbon (2,519)Deerfield (2,500)Medford (Town) (2,498)Fox Lake (Town) (2,485)Dekorra (2,483)Spooner (2,482)Delton (2,469)Necedah (Town) (2,462)Darlington (2,459)Three Lakes (2,449)Oshkosh (Town) (2,444)Dousman (2,434)Nekoosa (2,432)Hamilton (2,423)Bohners Lake (2,415)Denmark (2,412)Turtle (2,398)Park Falls (2,386)Red Cedar (2,380)Greenbush (2,378)Sun Prairie (Town) (2,376)Neillsville (2,346)Westby (2,341)Omro (Town) (2,314)Como (2,309)Sullivan (Town) (2,298)Fredonia (2,281)Superior (Town) (2,278)Cumberland (2,272)New Glarus (2,244)Shorewood Hills (2,242)St. Croix Falls (2,240)Mosinee (Town) (2,240)Wautoma (2,216)River Falls (Town) (2,206)Jamestown (2,206)North Prairie (2,206)Adams (2,204)Lake Mills (Town) (2,197)Green Bay (Town) (2,192)Kohler (2,190)Abbotsford (2,186)Exeter (2,180)Greenfield (2,177)Wausau (Town) (2,156)Chetek (2,154)Rhine (2,142)Spring Prairie (2,139)Cuba City (2,138)Schofield (2,138)Newton (2,132)St. Germain (2,127)Rubicon (2,124)Liberty Grove (2,122)Florence (2,116)Sharon (2,114)Manitowoc Rapids (2,111)Cedar Grove (2,097)Fredonia (Town) (2,093)Woodruff (2,078)McMillan (2,073)Ixonia (CDP) (2,064)Jefferson (Town) (2,060)Pardeeville (2,057)Springdale (2,043)West Point (2,025)Crescent (2,014)Redgranite (2,010)Nasewaupee (2,010)Roberts (2,003)Washburn (2,002)Knowlton (1,984)Concord (1,983)Lake Ripley (1,982)Kossuth (1,981)Brunswick (1,972)Trempealeau (Town) (1,971)Rutland (1,968)Brice Prairie (1,945)La Grange (1,944)Colby (1,942)Verona (Town) (1,933)New Chester (1,931)Watertown (Town) (1,928)Schleswig (1,917)Elk Mound (Town) (1,910)Campbellsport (1,905)Dellona (1,904)Porterfield (1,895)Fontana-on-Geneva Lake (1,879)Pine River (1,874)Cameron (1,869)Trempealeau (1,866)Dunkirk (1,860)Roxbury (1,856)Hammond (1,854)Sugar Camp (1,850)Durand (1,850)Osceola (1,840)Browns Lake (1,831)Spring Green (Town) (1,830)Kinnickinnic (1,829)Richmond (1,827)Sheboygan Falls (Town) (1,819)Spencer (1,811)Fall River (1,798)Osseo (1,797)Randolph (1,787)Weyauwega (1,779)Rockland (1,778)Viroqua (Town) (1,775)Lamartine (1,770)Thorp (1,764)Eureka (1,763)Vinland (1,762)Saukville (Town) (1,761)Warren (1,760)Mazomanie (1,759)Hubbard (1,755)Lac du Flambeau (CDP) (1,755)Port Edwards (1,752)Wyocena (Town) (1,749)Ringle (1,743)Chetek (Town) (1,740)Grover (1,730)Crandon (1,720)Gale (1,720)Palmyra (1,717)Germantown (1,708)Spring Brook (1,707)Decatur (1,701)Black Earth (1,694)Trimbelle (1,687)Morrison (1,684)Two Rivers (Town) (1,682)Eaton (1,682)Byron (1,679)Mercer (1,668)Lemonweir (1,663)Vandenbroek (1,662)Vienna (1,656)Prairie Lake (1,654)Cambridge (1,652)Darien (Town) (1,649)Galesville (1,648)Dell Prairie (1,648)Wind Point (1,642)Lannon (1,637)Deerfield (Town) (1,636)Cato (1,626)Whitehall (1,624)Rushford (1,623)West Baraboo (1,612)Texas (1,607)Eagle River (1,605)Excelsior (1,605)Medary (1,602)Dodgeville (Town) (1,597)Fox Lake (1,595)Lebanon (1,591)Whiting (1,589)Lauderdale Lakes (1,584)Niagara (1,582)River Hills (1,582)Spencer (Town) (1,582)Russell (1,581)Darien (1,580)Walworth (Town) (1,578)Lind (1,572)Marathon City (1,570)Stratford (1,569)Port Washington (Town) (1,568)Hurley (1,561)Random Lake (1,558)Plover (Town) (1,555)Spring Green (1,554)Holland (1,553)Worcester (1,551)New Denmark (1,546)Princeton (Town) (1,541)
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