PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pioneer Telephone Company participates in the Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program that provides a telephone or internet service discount to qualifying low-income consumers.

Eligible customers may qualify for Lifeline residential discount rate currently set at $5.25/month for telephone or up to $9.25/month for internet or up to $9.25/month for bundled phone & internet service. The Lifeline discount is only available for only one telephone or one qualifying broadband service per household.

To qualify, subscribers must either have an income that is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines OR participate in one of the following programs:

• Medicaid

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps or SNAP)

• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

• Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA)

• Veterans Pension or Survivors Benefit Programs

• Survivors of Domestic Violence through the Safe Connections Act (SCA)

More information about the Lifeline is available on line at LifeLineSupport.org or by calling Pioneer Telephone at 509-549-3511.

Published September 12, 2024