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Helium Mobile, a cell phone service built on the world’s first community-powered network and the nation’s largest 5G network, today launched the Zero Plan, a truly free phone plan designed to make connectivity more accessible than ever. Offering 3GB of data, 300 texts, and 100 minutes, the Zero Plan is completely free with no contracts, hidden fees, or gimmicks.
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Leveraging a network owned and operated by individuals rather than big corporations, Helium Mobile can significantly reduce costs to offer nationwide service with unprecedented pricing. Combining the Helium Network with the nation’s largest 5G network, the service ensures reliable connectivity for everything from family vacations to back-to-school moments and daily life in between.
In an industry where affordability is often sacrificed for quality, Helium Mobile is flipping the script by introducing a plan that’s not only free, but also rewards its users. Through its Cloud Points program, subscribers can earn points by participating in activities like anonymized location sharing, referrals, and surveys. These points can be redeemed for gift cards to popular stores and experiences, from food to rideshares, streaming services, and more—turning everyday connectivity into real-world value.
“Connectivity is an essential part of life—whether it’s for staying in touch with loved ones, accessing education, or building businesses. But for far too long, the telco industry has treated it like a luxury, not a right,” said Coco Tang, General Manager of Helium Mobile Subscribers. “This is more than just a free phone plan; it’s a movement to make wireless service accessible, affordable, and rewarding for everyone. Our mission is simple: empower people, not corporations.”
Flexible Plans for Every Lifestyle
Helium Mobile offers plans for everyone:
All plans are built with flexibility in mind, allowing subscribers to choose options that fit their unique lifestyles. Whether upgrading to more data or transitioning from the free plan, users have the freedom to adapt their service as their needs evolve. Helium Mobile also operates on a bring-your-own-device policy, giving subscribers the option to keep their current phones and phone numbers while upgrading their service. With Concierge Service, Helium Mobile’s live support agents can also help customers navigate the process of switching by calling their old carrier and making sure there’s no disruption in service.
Already trusted by thousands of subscribers who have signed up for Helium Mobile, the service is redefining what a carrier can be—accessible, affordable, and community-driven. To manage high demand, a waitlist for the new plans is now open. Early adopters can secure their spot and gain access to the first truly free phone plan by visiting hellohelium.com.
About Helium Mobile
Helium Mobile is breaking free from the telco status quo and reimagining how we connect. Powered by the community-built Helium Network and the nation’s largest 5G network, Helium Mobile brings you revolutionary phone plans that are not only affordable but also reward you. Together, we’re expanding access to connectivity and information for all. Join the future at hellohelium.com.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary and Ukraine will begin high-level consultations on the rights of Ukraine's ethnic Hungarian minority, the countries' foreign ministers said on Monday, an early sign that strained relations between Budapest and Kyiv could improve under Hungary's new government.
Bilateral ties between the neighboring countries had eroded for years under the pro-Russian government of former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, which refused to provide Ukraine with money or weapons to assist in its defense against Russia's full-scale invasion.
Orbán, who was voted out of office in a landslide election in April, justified many of his government's anti-Ukraine policies with what he said was the restriction of language and education rights for the roughly 100,000 ethnic Hungarians that live in the Ukrainian region of Zakarpattia.
Aimed at combating Russian influence but ultimately affecting other minority languages, Ukraine passed a law in 2017 that made Ukrainian the required language of study past the fifth grade, angering Romanian, Bulgarian and Hungarian minorities.
But in a post on X Monday, Hungary's new Foreign Minister Anita Orbán wrote that “expert-level consultations aimed at resolving the rights of the Hungarian minority” will begin as soon as this week.
The talks will form “an important foundation for the prompt and reassuring settlement of minority rights issues,” wrote Orbán, who is not related to the former prime minister.
“I trust that the dialogue will be constructive and productive, and that the negotiations will soon bring tangible progress for the Hungarian community,” she continued.
The step was an early sign of a possible mending of the bilateral relations that had dropped to historic lows under Orbán. His nationalist-populist government had blocked crucial European Union funding for Ukraine, held up sanctions against Moscow and threatened to impede the war-ravaged country’s efforts toward eventually joining the bloc.
In the lead-up to the April election, Orbán’s government ran an aggressive anti-Ukraine campaign, casting the neighboring country as an existential threat to Hungary that threatened to tank its economy and drag it into the war.
But with the election of the center-right Tisza party and its leader, Prime Minister Péter Magyar, hopes emerged that Hungary's new government would pursue a more constructive approach.
In a stark example of the about-face in relations with Moscow ushered in by Magyar's election, Hungary's new foreign minister last week summoned the Russian ambassador over a massive drone strike in Zakarpattia — a move nearly unthinkable during Orbán's 16-year tenure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the summons in Budapest an “important message” and thanked the new government for its response.
On Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X that his government is “ready to open a new, mutually beneficial chapter in Ukrainian-Hungarian relations without delay,” with the aim of “restoring trust and good-neighborly relations between our countries.”
Sybiha wrote that during a phone call with Anita Orbán, he had thanked her for “the Hungarian government’s principled and swift reaction to the latest Russian strikes against Ukraine.”
Prime Minister Peter Magyar, right, and Foreign Minister Anita Orban during the appointment ceremony of ministers of the Tisza government at the presidential Alexander Palace in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman)
