Introduction

Communications Lifeline and Linkup provides assistance for people who are eligible to receive benefits from the following programs: Food Stamps, General Assistance (GA), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families/Work First New Jersey (TANF/WFNJ), HEAP, SSI, Medicaid, PAAD, and Lifeline Utility Credit/Tenants Lifeline Assistance. Each local telephone service provider administers its own telephone Lifeline and Link Up programs, subject to Board of Public Utilities (BPU) review.

Links

• New Jersey Local Telephone Service Providers’ Lifeline and Link-Up pages
  

• Summary of New Jersey Telephone Lifeline and Link-Up Assistance Programs (Coming Soon)
  

• General Information on Lifeline and Link-Up Programs (from the Universal Service Administrative Company)
  

• Brochure on Universal Service Discounts for Low-Income Telephone Customers (from the Universal Service Administrative Company)
  Note that this is for customers all over the country, so it does not cover issues specific to Lifeline and Link-Up programs in New Jersey.

• Board of Public Utilities (BPU) Information on Lifeline and Link-Up Programs
  

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Information on Lifeline and Link Up Programs
  Note that this is for customers all over the country, so it does not cover issues specific to Lifeline and Link-Up programs in New Jersey.

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brochure: Get Connected