LifeLine Phone Assitance Programs
Free Phone Service For Low Income Families
The FCC's Lifeline Assistance Program lowers the cost of local telephone service for some low income families in the United States. Qualified low income residents can save between $5.25 per month and $10.00 per month. Consumers may also qualify for an additional $3.50 per month in matching support from their state. Also, low income residents living on tribal lands may be eligible for an additional $25.00 per month.
It should be noted that Lifeline is also available for wireless phone service; if you choose that instead of a wired phone. The same benefits and restrictions apply as they do for regular wired phone service.
Home telephone service providers for low income families
LifelineSupport.org
Lifelinesupport.org is a mirror site of UniversalService.org, which is run by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). While the USAC does maintain a list of federal requirements for the Lifeline and Link-Up programs, they do not maintain an accurate list of state programs. Below is a list of websites that contain information on each state's link-up or Lifeline programs. A few of the state's below do not have their own Afford-A-Phone type programs. If you live in one of those states, please just see the federal requirements at LifeLineSupport.org.
Alabama Public
Service Commission Telecommunications Division
Regulatory Commission of
Alaska
Arizona Telecommunications Financial Aid
Arkansas Public
Service Commission: Telecommunications
The Arkansas Department of Human Services www.arkansas.gov/dhs verifies eligibility and you should contact DHS at (800) 482-8988 if you have eligibility questions.
California Universal Lifeline Telephone Service
Colorado Public
Utilities Commission Special Programs
Connecticut Department of
Public Utility Control
Delaware Public Service
Commission
District of Columbia Utility Discount Programs
Florida Lifeline and Link-Up Florida Service
Georgia Utility Assistance Programs
Hawaii
Public Utilities Commission
Idaho Public Utilities
Commission
Illinois Universal Telephone Service Assistance Programs (PDF Format)
Indiana Utility
Regulatory Commission: Communications
Iowa Low Income Telephone Assistance Forms (PDF Format)
Kansas Lifeline Program
Kentucky Low Income Service Programs (PDF Format)
Louisiana Public Service
Commission
Maine Public Utilities
Commission
Maryland Public
Service Commission: Telecommunications
Massachusetts Department
of Telecommunications and Energy
Michigan Lifeline Telephone Assistance Program
Minnesota Telephone Assistance Programs
Mississippi Public Service
Commission
Missouri Lifeline and Link-Up Brochure (PDF Format)
Montana Public
Service Commission
Nebraska Telephone Assistance programs
Nevada
Public Utilities Commission
New Hampshire Telephone Assistance Programs
New Jersey Board of Public
Utilities
New Mexico Public
Regulation Commission
New York Telephone Service Options
North Carolina Consumer Information
North Dakota Link-up and Lifeline info (PDF Format)
North Dakota Tribal Lands Link-up and Lifeline info (PDF Format)
Ohio Lifeline Programs (PDF Format)
Oklahoma Lifeline Telephone Assistance Programs
Oregon Public Assistance Programs
Pennsylvania Public Utility
Commission
Puerto Rico
Telecommunications Regulatory Board
Rhode Island Division of
Public Utilities and Carriers and the Public Utilities
Commission
South Carolina Lifeline and Link Up Programs
South Dakota Telephone Assistance Programs (PDF Format)
Tennessee Telephone Assistance Programs
Texas Low Income Assistance Programs
Utah Telephone Assistance Program
Vermont Lifeline and Link-Up Application and Information (PDF Format)
Virginia State Corporation
Commission
Washington Telephone Assistance Program
West Virginia Utility Bill Payment Assistance
West Virginia Tel-Assistance & Link-Up America
Wyoming Telephone Assistance Program (PDF Format)
Wisconsin Lifeline and Linkup Programs (PDF Format)
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Dang politicians hired some newbie web guy... The web guy/gal is supposed to link the old webpages to the new webpages through their .htaccess files, but I swear some of these states are doing their own web work now that they're all broke. (Probably the first honest work they've ever done. LOL)