FREE Phone ServiceFederal Lifeline and Linkup Programs from Interior and Mukluk Telephone
Please note: Effective July 1, 2012, TelAlaska's monthly charge of $1 for Lifeline services has been reduced to $0. If you currently participate in TelAlaska's Lifeline program and do not subscribe to any other services you will not receive a bill in July due to the zero balance. We are making changes to our billing system to ensure that in the future you still receive a statement for Lifeline services if your balance is zero. Thank you for your patience as we implement these changes to our Lifeline program.
If you participate in one of the following programs, you may be eligible to receive basic local telephone at no cost to you. Lifeline is a government assistance program and documentation from one of these services is required for enrollment.
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps
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Medicaid
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Federal Public Housing Assistance
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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
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Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
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Tribally-administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
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Head Start Programs (only those meeting its income qualifying standard)
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National School Lunch Program (free meals program only)
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*NEW* You can now qualify if your income is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.
The Expanded Federal Lifeline Program is a reduction in charges for residential telephone service that could reduce your monthly charge for landline service to $0. This discount does not apply to additional features such as custom calling features, CLASS features, or restriction services, taxes or surcharges.
The Expanded Linkup Program is a reduction in the initial connection charges to qualifying low-income customers. The program includes a 100% discount off the initial connection charges up to $100. The maximum discount amount is $100. This does not include charges for services or equipment that fall on the customer's side of the grey protector box including customer premise equipment and inside wiring.
For assistance in determining if there is more than one household at your residence, please complete this worksheet:
Lifeline Household Worksheet.
The program is limited to one per household, either landline or wireless service. For information on the Lifeline program from TelAlaska Cellular, please
click here.
