A customer is eligible for Lifeline service which includes the Government Lifeline subsidy if that customer is a current recipient of one or more of the following program(s): Medicaid, Food Stamps, Assistance to Needy Families /AFDC (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Federal Public Housing Assist. or Section 8, Low-Income Home Energy Assist. (LIHEAP), National School Free Lunch (NSL); a customer is also eligible for the Lifeline subsidy if household income is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. 

• Services offered for Lifeline customers are as follows:

• Voice grade access to the public switched network

• Local Usage

• Dual tone multi-frequency signaling or its functional equivalent

• Single-party service or its functional equivalent

• Access to emergency services

• Access to operator services

• Access to interexchange service

• Access to directory assistance

• Toll limitation for qualifying low-income consumers

A Lifeline customer is also eligible for a $30 Link Up Government subsidy which applies to the connection charge to establish service or to convert a working service from another phone company.  A customer does not qualify for a $30 Link Up subsidy at an address if that customer has previously received the subsidy at that address.

For more info on the Lifeline and Link Up programs You may visit the following site: http://www.lifeline.gov/lifeline_Consumers.html

Lifeline Application:

You can complete your application online, and have it mailed to us, or you can print out the application, complete it, and then mail or fax the application

Mail or Fax:
You will need to print the application, fill it out, and then mail or fax it to us.
Mail/Fax Application

Lifeline Plans:

For New Lifeline Customers

Add LONG DISTANCE to any an above plan:

1200 minutes to 48 States using toll free access monthly: $12.00

1+ dialing and operator services

deposit: $300.00 with appropriate credit rating

Choose non-published listing  -  monthly: $6.00

* $60 connect fee less $30 Link-Up subsidy & $30 homefone connect fee promo, $12.21 first month service promotion less $12.21 Lifeline & TLS subsidy