Vermont Lifeline Program provides financial assistance to low-income Vermont residents and helps ensure that they can afford telephone service, either through a traditional telephone company or through a qualified wireless provider.

Do You Qualify for Lifeline Vermont?

To qualify for Lifeline you must be enrolled in a qualifying social service program (see below):

• Medicaid
• Food Stamps
• Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
• Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• National School Free Lunch Program
• OR your income must be below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines.

If you think you may qualify, please call your local telephone company  [Vermont, VT]. For help, call Vermont Economic Services Division at 1-800-479-6151.

Vermont Lifeline Application Form:

The following telephone numbers in Vermont offer Lifeline Programs:

• FairPoint Communications;
• Franklin Telephone Co., Inc.;
• OTT Communications (Shoreham);
• TDS Telecom (Ludlow, Northfield, Perkinsville & Proctorville);
• Topsham Telephone;
• Vermont Telephone (VTel); and
• Waitsfield / Champlain Valley Telecom