Basic Telephone Service for only $1.00 a month
Enhanced Lifeline and Expanded Link Up is a program mandated by the FCC and we put into affect on October 1, 2001. The Enhanced Lifeline (E-Lifeline) is a credit that is applied to residential customers basic monthly telephone service cost. The E-Lifeline credit is applied to your account for a period of 12 months and is limited to one E-Lifeline credit per household. The Expanded Link Up credits a portion of the installation charge for new customers only.
E-Lifeline is available to all residential customers who participate in one of the following eligible programs:
- Federal Public Housing Assistance
- National School Free Lunch Program
- Tribal Food Distribution (FDPIR)
- BIA General Assistance
- Head Start Qualifiers (new)
- Medicaid/AHCCCS
- SNAP (Food Stamps)
- SSI
- LIHEAP
- TANF
Or, meet the income-based criteria household income less than 135% of federal poverty guidelines.
| Household Members | Household Income |
| 1 | $15,080 |
| 2 | $20,426 |
| 3 | $25,772 |
| 4 | $31,118 |
| 5 | $36,464 |
| 6 | $41,810 |
| 7 | $47,156 |
| 8 | $52,502 |
| For each additional person, add $5,346. | |