An Important Message from Range
Lifeline Across America
Do you need a phone? Are you having trouble paying your telephone bills? If so, you may be eligible to take advantage of two special programs that help reduce the cost of phone service.
Lifeline Assistance and Link-Up can help qualified customers get phone service and pay their bills. These are public programs implemented by local telephone companies that help eligible households pay for basic telephone hook-up costs and monthly services.
To qualify for any of these programs in Montana, you must have telephone service in your name and are eligible to receive benefits from one of the following programs:
- Medicaid
- Additional eligibility criteria may apply to residents of federally recognized tribal lands
To qualify for any of these programs in Wyoming, you must be a local phone customer and be eligible to receive benefits from one of the following programs:
- Food Stamps
- Medicaid
- Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
- Minimum Medical program
- Child Care Assistance
- Additional eligibility criteria may apply to residents of federally recognized tribal lands
Lifeline Assistance will help qualified customers who already have telephone service save a significant amount of money on their monthly phone bills, while Link-Up helps eligible customers receive a generous discount on the installation of telephone service in their homes.
Also, consumers can voluntarily forego presubscribed long distance telephone service by requesting tollblocking, a service that prevents toll calls (such as long distance) from being made and prevents these consumers from paying hefty service deposits.
For more information, or to find out if you qualify for the programs, call Range at 1-800-927-2643, the Montana or Wyoming Public Service Commission, or the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-CALLFCC. You may also visit the “Lifeline Across America” Website.
