A prepaid wireless phone available to low-income individuals and families. Those who receive benefits such as food stamps or Medicaid are likely eligible.

The two primary providers in the U.S. are SafeLink (Tracfone) and Assurance (Virgin Mobile USA). Customers receive a handset and a set number of units of airtime on their phone every month. Additional minutes are available for purchase from the program's respective operating companies wherever their airtime is sold; for example, SafeLink users can purchase additional Tracfone minutes for their handset from a local RadioShack store.

Noun. A free cellphone given by the US Government (i.e. you and me) to Americans and illegals who do not want to work and who believe they are entitled to free stuff from the Government (i.e. you and me) because they are lazy, uneducated and unmotivated... and because most of America is racist. This is but one "government benefit" that the current Obama administration believes is key to "spreading our wealth" and re-distributing money from the makers to the takers, similar to practices exercised by other socialist countries in Europe and South America. Other government benefits frequently enjoyed by these "slackers" or "47 percent" include free or subsidized housing, welfare, food stamps, disability payments and free healthcare (aka "Obamacare").

A cell phone given to people on welfare.