no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . january 2015 truconnect industry wireless telecommunications founded 2011 founder kevin hamilton headquarters los angeles ca area served nationwide key people matthew h. johnson co ceo nathan r. johnson co ceo robert yap president charles lambert cio products phones mobile hotpots wireless plans lifeline website truconnect truconnect formally known as truconnect mobile is an american mobile virtual network operator mvno that sells mobile hotspots and smartphones and 3g 4g lte mobile data plans and prepaid cell phone talk & text plans . truconnect was the first prepaid broadband provider in the u.s. to offer a pay as you go portable wi fi service plans . 1 headquartered in los angeles ca the company is one of the nation s fastest growing providers of no contract wireless voice text and data service . 2 the company was founded by kevin hamilton in westlake ca . truconnect has been providing wireless residential and small business telecommunication services for more than 15 years under the sage telecom telscape communications and truconnect mobile brands . 3 contents 1 history 2 wireless 3 lifeline 4 competition 5 references 6 external links history edit in 2006 matthew and nathan johnson acquire telscape communications rebranding the company as truconnect . 4 on august 4 2014 d link and truconnect partnered to offer internet for mobile users . 5 on april 29 2015 mobetize and truconnect partnered to offer prepaid card services including bill payment global prepaid airtime and money transfers . 6 on april 29 2015 truconnect emerged as one of the fastest growing wireless companies in the united states according to data from the universal service administrative company . 7 8 on may 11 2015 ey announced that matthew johnson co ceo and nathan johnson co ceo and chairman were finalists for the entrepreneur of the year 2015 awards program in the greater los angeles area . 9 on may 21 2015 truconnect introduced its forever datasm through its internet on the go brand at walmart . 10 on june 18 2015 truconnect and ott tv service yiptv formed a joint marketing agreement . 11 in october 2015 truconnect announced its four new prepaid wireless plan options as well as new prepaid mobile data hotspot plans . 12 on march 30 2016 truconnect announces that its chief legal counsel and vp of strategy robert a. yap has been named the corporation s new president . 13 in july 2016 truconnect begins offering free international calling with their california lifeline plans . 14 in september 2016 truconnect communications inc. announces that it has formed truconnect technologies llc a new unit that acquired the business operating assets and technology of wefi inc. s network operating activities . the company will be based in los angeles with an r & d innovation center in tel aviv . 15 in 2016 led a buyout of tsg capital to acquire telscape communications which rebranded to truconnect . under their leadership truconnect expanded by completing an acquisition of sage telecom inc. a competitive local exchange carrier clec focused on residential and small business consumers . wireless edit truconnect offers wireless services that include cell phones 3g and 4g mobile hotspots and wireless cell phone or data plans . 16 their service is aimed at those who need affordable and reliable devices and internet on the go . 17 18 lifeline edit the company is in partnership with the a federal and state funded lifeline program which offers discounted cell phone service . 19 the lifeline program provides reduced cost or free home phone and cell phone services to eligible households in california and texas . 20 as of may 2016 the company had 195 751 21 california lifeline subscribers . the number of california lifeline subscribers peaked at 322 666 22 in june 2015 . california lifeline and texas lifeline are state and federal government programs that provide lifeline wireless service and free government phones to low income consumers . the programs are available to consumers who can provide documentation for eligibility for government phones based on either income level or participation in public assistance programs including snap and medicaid among others . 23 competition edit at & t sprint t mobile verizon wireless virgin mobile usa budget prepay assurance wireless safelink telrite references edit http www.prepaid wireless guide.com kevin hamilton truconnect mobile interview.html http www.tmcnet.com usubmit 2015 04 29 8182140 . htm http www.prnewswire.com news releases truconnect announces four new forever datasm prepaid hot spot data plan options 300166265.html http www.sbnonline.com article 2015 ey entrepreneur of the year los angeles truconnect http www.prnewswire.com news releases d link and truconnect partner to offer internet on the go for mobile users 281418291.html http www.reuters.com article idusngnx1ggj3m 1d5 gnw2015042 http www.prnewswire.com news releases truconnect is now one of the fastest growing wireless companies in the united states 300074197.html http www.beyond.com news truconnect is now one of the fastest growing wireless companies in the united states 121667689 http www.ey.com publication vwluassets greater los angeles 2015 finalist announcement file la eoy finalist announcement 2015.pdf http finance.yahoo.com news truconnect introduces mobile data solution 141300068.html https www.linkedin.com pulse truconnect yiptv form innovative joint marketing carmen tribolet http www.reuters.com article truconnect phone plan idusnpnss2lt 53 prn20151027 http telecommsbriefing.net modules.php op modload & name news & file article & sid 325517 truconnect adds international calling to unlimited talk & text plans . retrieved 2016 09 28 . truconnect forms truconnect technologies llc ; acquires network operator business of wefi inc. . benzinga . retrieved 2016 09 28 . https www.truconnect.com english shop wireless wireless plans.html http gigaom.com 2011 09 19 wifi ipad meet truconnects cheap pay as you go mifi http gigaom.com 2011 09 19 wifi ipad meet truconnects cheap pay as you go mifi http www.freegovernmentlifelinecellphones.com index.php lifeline carriers http apps.fcc.gov ecfs document view id 60001328932 http www.cpuc.ca.gov uploadedfiles cpuc public website content utilities and industries communications telecommunications and broadband consumer programs california lifeline program copy % 20of % 202016 % 20xeroxsubscribercountsasof % 20050616 . xls http www.cpuc.ca.gov uploadedfiles cpuc public website content utilities and industries communications telecommunications and broadband consumer programs california lifeline program 2015xeroxsubscribercountsasof010816 . xls free government phone apply lifeline truconnect . www.truconnect.com . retrieved 2016 09 16 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title truconnect 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