Compare the student text with the source.

Source: Julia Greenberg, "Why Helping the Poor Pay for Broadband Is Good for Us All." Published in Wired May 2015.
The Lifeline program was originally established in 1985 during the Reagan era with the explicit goal of ensuring that low-income consumers would not lose phone service if rates changed.
Student text:
Dating back to 1985, the Lifeline program has helped to ensure broad access to phone service. The program was developed with the "explicit goal of ensuring that low-income customers would not lose phone service if rates changed" (Greenberg).
Is the student text plagiarized?

No or Yes
If Yes then why?

Yes, the student text is plagiarized. The student has directly copied and pasted a sentence from the source without giving proper attribution or citing the source.