Low-Income
Telephone Assistance
Programs
Link-Up
Link-Up is a plan that assists qualified low-income
Iowans in obtaining basic telephone service by providing:
·
Reduced
connection charges for basic phone service by 50 percent or $30, whichever
is less.
·
Deferred
payment of connection charges, without interest.
Lifeline
Lifeline is a plan that assists qualified low-income
Iowans by providing a monthly reduction on their telephone bill.
This reduction varies by service provider and can range up to $10.
Please contact your local telephone provider for details.
Questions?
Call your
local telephone provider.
NOTE:
Low-income
telephone assistance does not cover the cost of a telephone or the
cost of wiring inside your home.
Eligibility
Requirements
To be eligible for assistance in either, or both of
the programs, you must meet income-based criterion currently defined as at
or below 135 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines OR participate
in at least one of the following:
·
Medicaid
·
Food
Stamps
·
Supplemental
Security Income (SSI)
·
Federal
Public Housing Assistance
·
Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
·
Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families Program (TANF)
·
National
School
Lunch Program (NSL)
To receive either or
both of the Low-Income Telephone Assistance Programs:
1.
Complete the certification form on the other side of this brochure
and return it to your local telephone company’s business office.
This address can be found in your local telephone directory.
2.
If you receive an eligibility verification form, complete and return it to
your local telephone company within 30 days.
Verification forms are mailed to randomly selected subscribers every
year. Your telephone company may
suspend your eligibility for low-income assistance if you do not return the
form.
Low-Income
Telephone
Assistance
Programs
Revised: April 2007
Click
here to print brochure and application form.
Low-Income Telephone Assistance
Programs
Sponsored
by:
Iowa
Telecommunications
Association
Iowa
Utilities Board
Rural
Iowa
Independent Telephone Assoc.
Your
Local Telephone Company
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