LifeLine and Link-Up America

Assistance Available To Low-Income Individuals

Lifeline* is designed to make telephone service available to qualifying low-income customers. Lifeline reductions apply to monthly tariffed, residential local exchange access line rate and federal subscriber line charge. Lifeline Program rate reductions do not apply to service connection charges, long distance, 976 and other telecommunications services, custom calling features, or other ancillary service. A person eligible for Lifeline is automatically eligible for Link-Up America.

Link-Up America* is a federally sponsored telephone assistance program designed to make basic telephone service accessible to qualifying low-income customers. Link-Up America provides reductions in service connection fees or no-interest deferred payments. Assistance is targeted to those who receive Medicaid, Food Stamps, SSI, housing or home energy assistance.

*Contact Northern Arkansas Telephone Company at 1-800-775-6682 for information on enrollment.