LIFELINE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Federal Lifeline Program for Internet and Phone Services
Members of RURALBAND may be eligible to receive a discount of up to $9.25 for telephone, internet, or bundled service.
Lifeline is the Federal Communications Commission’s program to help make communications services more affordable for low-income consumers. Lifeline provides eligible subscribers a discount on the monthly telephone, broadband, or bundled telephone and broadband service purchased from participating providers in the marketplace.
To be eligible for the program, a consumer must provide documents showing:
The consumer’s household income is at or below 135 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines; or The consumer, another person in the consumer’s household, or the consumer’s overall household receives benefits from at least one of the following federal assistance programs:
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Medicaid
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Supplemental Security Income
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Federal Public Housing Assistance
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Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit
Please visit www.lifelinesupport.org or discuss with a RURALBAND member services representative at 804-834-2424 to see if you are eligible for this benefit.
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This service is a Lifeline service, and Lifeline is a government assistance program
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The service is non-transferable
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Only eligible consumers may enroll in the program
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The program is limited to one discount per household