Private company
Q Link Wireless
American telecommunications company
Q Link Wireless was an American telecommunications company based in Dania, Florida that provided free wireless services to Lifeline eligible consumers. The company also offered prepaid mobile phone services including wireless voice, messaging, and data services under the Hello Mobile brand.2 It ceased to exist in 2024.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Websiteqlinkwireless.com
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Q Link Wireless was an American telecommunications company based in Dania, Florida that provided free wireless services to Lifeline eligible consumers. The company also offered prepaid mobile phone services including wireless voice, messaging, and data services under the Hello Mobile brand.2
Timeline
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- Other federal assistance $1.2B
Figures by year
| Year | Other federal assistance | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $7.1M | $7.1M |
| 2024 | $107.3M | $107.3M |
| 2023 | $315.3M | $315.3M |
| 2022 | $374.5M | $374.5M |
| 2021 | $230.8M | $230.8M |
| 2020 | $127.6M | $127.6M |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov3, by calendar year, 2020–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Largest direct payments
- $30.5M from Federal Communications Commission: Affordable Connectivity Program4 To Q LINK WIRELESS LLC Award ACOACP143036544092022
- $24.5M from Federal Communications Commission: Universal Service Fund - Lifeline5 To Q LINK WIRELESS LLC Award LI-143036544-449071
- $22.3M from Federal Communications Commission: Universal Service Fund - Lifeline6 To Q LINK WIRELESS LLC Award LI-143036544-309015
Links
- Websiteqlinkwireless.com1
- WikipediaQ Link Wireless
- WikidataQ17076982
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataQ Link Wireless on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaQ Link Wireless on Wikipedia
- 3USAspending.govUSAspending.gov recipient profile: Q LINK WIRELESS LLC
- 4USAspending.govACOACP143036544092022: Federal Communications Commission
- 5USAspending.govLI-143036544-449071: Federal Communications Commission
- 6USAspending.govLI-143036544-309015: Federal Communications Commission