Lifeline 135 Service

The Lifeline 135 program is available for customers of all qualified telephone service providers. It helps customers who have incomes at or below 135 percent of the federal poverty guidelines or receive help from any of the following programs: General Assistance (GA), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Federal Public Housing Assistance, Medicaid,
Food Stamps, or the National School Lunch Program’s Free Lunch Program. Lifeline 135 helps reduce the cost of monthly phone service for one telephone line.Customers who receive Lifeline 135 qualify for discounts on telephone connection charges, and may also purchase optional services such as Caller ID at the normal cost.

Call your local telephone company for more information.

Lifeline Service

Lifeline service is available to low-income telephone consumers who participate in certain assistance programs. This program, for Verizon PA and Verizon North customers, helps to pay for line connection charges and one phone line. Call Verizon PA or Verizon North for more information.

Link-Up America

Link-Up America offers discounts on line connection charges up to 50 percent off (up to a maximum of $30) and allows customers to spread their payments for the line connection charges over 12 months. Customers who qualify for Lifeline or Lifeline 135 can receive Link-Up America.

Universal Telecommunications Assistance Program (UTAP)

UTAP helps Verizon PA customers who qualify for Lifeline pay their overdue bills, avoid shut offs and restore basic local telephone service.