David Migoya

Quietly, almost imperceptibly, the last of the government-issued coupons toward the purchase of a digital television converter box expired Monday.

Nearly 10,000 low-income Coloradans have gotten taxpayer-funded discounts on their home-telephone service for the past four years, despite not qualifying for the subsidy.

Thousands of low-income Coloradans reliant on public assistance could get a free cellphone under a plan before the state Public Utilities Commission. If approved, the plan by TracFone Wireless in...