Lifeline Century Tel

All Lifeline subscribers annually re-certify their eligibility, subscribers who do not reconfirm eligibility may lose their Lifeline benefit.

You can qualify for Federal Lifeline Assistance, Link-Up or Service Connection Assistance in you income is at or below 135 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. You also can qualify of you are enrolled in one of the following programs:

- Medicaid
- Food Stamps
- Supplemental Security Income
- Federal public housing assistance
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) or Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
- National School Lunch Program
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

You can qualify for a local program if your income is at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. You also may qualify for one of the local programs if you are enrolled in one of the federal qualifying programs or one of the following:

- Ohio Works First
- Disability Assistance
- Social Security Disability Income

To sign up for these programs, contact your local telephone company or the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel (OCC) to request an application.

For more information about telephone assistance programs contact the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel (OCC), the residential utility consumer advocate, and request the fact sheet on telephone Lifeline programs at 1-877-PICKOCC (1-877-742-5622), or view the fact sheet online at www.pickocc.org. You also can contact your local telephone company for more information.