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LOS ANGELES – California approves free phones, internet for foster youth

Young people in California’s foster system will get free cellphones and internet access under a program approved Thursday that supporters say will bridge a digital divide. The California Public Utilities Commission passed the $22 million pilot program that will provide smartphones to more than 30,000 current and former foster youth between ages 13 and 26. […]

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