LIFELINE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Every person in America should have access to quality affordable telecommunications service. This principle of “Universal Service” has been the goal of the telecommunications industry for decades. ReadiTech offers a home telephone or broadband assistance program adopted by the North Dakota Public Service Commission. This program, referred to as Lifeline, helps eligible people pay a portion of their telephone or broadband costs. Lifeline applies to primary local telephone or Internet service in your home. It can save you up to $9.25 on your monthly bill. An individual is eligible if he or she participates in one of the following programs: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Federal Public Housing Assistance, Income-Based Eligibility, or Veteran’s Pension or Survivor’s Pension Benefit. In addition, a consumer may be eligible if his or her household income is at or below 135 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. Anyone wishing to participate in Lifeline is required to sign a certificate indicating, under oath, that they qualify to participate because they meet at least one of the program eligibility requirements. The offices that administer a program under which you are eligible may automatically send you a Qualifying Certificate in the mail. If you receive this certificate please present it to ReadiTech to help clarify which program you qualify for. For more information, contact ReadiTech by phone at 347-2020; mail at DRN ReadiTech, P.O. Box 69, Ellendale, ND 58436; or email customerservice@readitech.com.
Eligibility for Lifeline Assistance
If you participate in one of the following programs you are eligible for assistance: • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) • Medicaid • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) • Federal Public Housing Assistance • Income-Based Eligibility • Veteran’s Pension or Survivor’s Pension Benefit In addition, a consumer may be eligible if his or her household income is at or below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines.
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Lifeline applies to local phone service or broadband in your home. It lowers the monthly cost of service by up to $9.25.
Consumers must apply for Lifeline. To apply or for more information contact ReadiTech.
