Lower Telephone Service Rates Available For
Low-Income Customers
You May Qualify for Lifeline 150 and Link Up America
Citizens Telephone Company of Kecksburg offers two programs to
help our low-income residential customers
get or keep their telephone service. They are Lifeline 150 Service and
Link Up America. If you are a
low-income residential customer you may qualify for these programs.
Life Line 150 gives you a credit of $7.75 every month for
your basic service telephone bill.
Link Up America gives you 50% off your phone hook-up (line connection)
charge.
Here's How to Qualify for Lifeline 150 Service and Link-Up America:
Lifeline 150 Service
You can get Lifeline 150 if: No one claims you as a
dependent on their Federal Income Tax, unless you
are 60 or older and you are in one of these programs:
General Assistance (GA)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Food Stamps
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Medicaid
Federal Public Housing Assistance
AND
Your yearly income is at or 150% of the United States Census Bureau Poverty Guidelines.
Link Up America
You can get Link Up America if you qualify for Lifeline 150.
Here's how to apply for these programs:
You can apply for Lifeline 150 and Link Up America by calling Citizens
Telephone Company of
Kecksburg at 724-423-4444, Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.