Category Archives: State Lifeline

Lifeline Vermont

Vermont Lifeline Program provides financial assistance to low-income Vermont residents and helps ensure that they can afford telephone service, either through a traditional telephone company or through a qualified wireless provider.

Do You Qualify for Lifeline Vermont?

To qualify for Lifeline you must be enrolled in a qualifying social service program (see below):

  • Medicaid
  • Food Stamps
  • Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA)
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
  • Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
  • National School Free Lunch Program
  • OR your income must be below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines.

If you think you may qualify, please call your local telephone company  [Vermont, VT]. For help, call Vermont Economic Services Division at 1-800-479-6151.

Vermont Lifeline Application Form:

The following telephone numbers in Vermont offer Lifeline Programs:

  • FairPoint Communications;
  • Franklin Telephone Co., Inc.;
  • OTT Communications (Shoreham);
  • TDS Telecom (Ludlow, Northfield, Perkinsville & Proctorville);
  • Topsham Telephone;
  • Vermont Telephone (VTel); and
  • Waitsfield / Champlain Valley Telecom

Lifeline South Dakota

South Dakota Lifeline Program provides financial assistance to low-income South Dakota residents and helps ensure that they can afford telephone service, either through a traditional telephone company or through a qualified wireless provider.

Do You Qualify for Lifeline South Dakota?

To qualify for Lifeline you must be enrolled in a qualifying social service program (see below):

  • Medicaid
  • Food Stamps
  • Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA)
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
  • Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
  • National School Free Lunch Program
  • OR your income must be below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines.

If you think you may qualify, please call your local telephone company or CenturyLink [South Dakota, SD], at 1-888-833-9522.

South Dakota Lifeline Application Form (CenturyLink):

Lifeline South Dakota Hotline: 1-888-833-9522 (Century Link)

Lifeline Nebraska

Nebraska Lifeline Program provides financial assistance to low-income Nebraska residents and helps ensure that they can afford telephone service, either through a traditional telephone company or through a qualified wireless provider.

Do You Qualify for Lifeline Nebraska?

To qualify for Lifeline you must be enrolled in a qualifying social service program (see below):

  • Medicaid
  • Food Stamps
  • Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA)
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
  • Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
  • National School Free Lunch Program
  • OR your income must be below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines.

If you think you may qualify, please call your local telephone company [Nebraska, NE], at 1-402-471-3101.

Nebraska Lifeline Application Form:

Lifeline Nebraska Hotline: 1-402-471-3101

Lifeline Washington DC

Washington DC Lifeline Program provides financial assistance to low-income District of Columbia residents and helps ensure that they can afford telephone service, either through a traditional telephone company or through a qualified wireless provider.

Do You Qualify for Lifeline Washington DC?

To qualify for Lifeline you must be enrolled in a qualifying social service program (see below):

  • Medicaid
  • Food Stamps
  • Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA)
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
  • Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
  • National School Free Lunch Program
  • OR your income must be below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines.

If you think you may qualify, please call your local telephone company or Verizon [Washington DC, DC], at 1-800-253-0846.

Lifeline Washington DC Hotline: 1-800-253-0846

Lifeline North Dakota

North Dakota Lifeline Program provides financial assistance to low-income North Dakota residents and helps ensure that they can afford telephone service, either through a traditional telephone company or through a qualified wireless provider.

Do You Qualify for Lifeline North Dakota?

To qualify for Lifeline you must be enrolled in a qualifying social service program (see below):

  • Medicaid
  • Food Stamps
  • Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA)
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
  • Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
  • National School Free Lunch Program
  • OR your income must be below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines.

If you think you may qualify, please call your local telephone company or SRT Communications[North Dakota, ND], at 1-800-737-9130.

North Dakota Lifeline Application Form (SRT Communications):

Lifeline Arkansas

Arkansas Lifeline Program provides financial assistance to low-income Arkansas residents and helps ensure that they can afford telephone service, either through a traditional telephone company or through a qualified wireless provider.

Do You Qualify for Lifeline Arkansas?

To qualify for Lifeline you must be enrolled in a qualifying social service program (see below):

  • Medicaid
  • Food Stamps
  • Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA)
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
  • Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
  • National School Free Lunch Program
  • OR your income must be below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines.

If you think you may qualify, please call your local telephone company or AT&T [Arkansas, AR], at 1-877-677-0250.

Arkansas Lifeline Application Form:

Lifeline Arkansas Hotline: 1-877-677-0250

Lifeline Nevada

Nevada Lifeline Program provides financial assistance to low-income Nevada residents and helps ensure that they can afford telephone service, either through a traditional telephone company or through a qualified wireless provider.

Do You Qualify for Lifeline Nevada?

To qualify for Lifeline you must be enrolled in a qualifying social service program (see below):

  • Medicaid
  • Food Stamps
  • Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA)
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
  • Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
  • National School Free Lunch Program
  • OR your income must be below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines.

If you think you may qualify, please call your local telephone company or AT&T [Nevada, NV], at 1-866-901-0152.

Nevada Lifeline Application Form:

Lifeline Nevada Hotline: 1-866-901-0152

Lifeline Alaska

Alaska Lifeline Program provides financial assistance to low-income Alaska residents and helps ensure that they can afford telephone service, either through a traditional telephone company or through a qualified wireless provider.

Do You Qualify for Lifeline Alaska?

To qualify for Lifeline you must be enrolled in a qualifying social service program (see below):

  • Medicaid
  • Food Stamps
  • Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA)
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
  • Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
  • National School Free Lunch Program
  • OR your income must be below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines.

If you think you may qualify, please call your local telephone company

Alaska Lifeline Application Form:

AT&T Alascom – 800-478-7121

Ketchikan Public Utilities: 907-225-1000

Yukon Telephone Company: 800-478-2556

Lifeline New Mexico

New Mexico Lifeline Program provides financial assistance to low-income New Mexico residents and helps ensure that they can afford telephone service, either through a traditional telephone company or through a qualified wireless provider.

Do You Qualify for Lifeline New Mexico?

To qualify for Lifeline you must be enrolled in a qualifying social service program (see below):

  • Medicaid
  • Food Stamps
  • Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA)
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
  • Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
  • National School Free Lunch Program
  • OR your income must be below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines.

If you think you may qualify, please call your local telephone company or Century Link, QWest [New Mexico, NM], at 1-888-427-5772.

New Mexico Lifeline Application Form:

Lifeline New Mexico Hotline: 1-888-427-5772

Lifeline Iowa

Iowa Lifeline Program provides financial assistance to low-income Iowa residents and helps ensure that they can afford telephone service, either through a traditional telephone company or through a qualified wireless provider.

Do You Qualify for Lifeline Iowa?

To qualify for Lifeline you must be enrolled in a qualifying social service program (see below):

  • Medicaid
  • Food Stamps
  • Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA)
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
  • Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
  • National School Free Lunch Program
  • OR your income must be below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines.

If you think you may qualify, please call your local telephone company or Windstream, CenturyLink and Frontier  [Iowa, IA]

Lifeline Iowa Hotline: 1-877-565-4450.