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Provides free smartphones to members to facilitate and improve access to care. Phones are equipped with free service from SafeLink Wireless that includes: 1,000 monthly calling minutes, unlimited text messaging, 1 GB of data, voicemail, caller ID, call waiting, free technical support, free calls to Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania member services, and free calls to 911.

Helps low-income customers get and keep local telephone services by offering participants a reduction of up to $9.25 on their monthly phone bill. Consumers living on Tribal lands are eligible for an enhanced discount of up to $34.25 per month.

Provides free cell phones and service.

Lifeline is a federal program that helps lower the cost of your monthly phone or Internet bill, but not both. Receive up to $9.25 off your phone or Internet bill. f you qualify, your household can get Lifeline for phone or Internet service, but not both. A) If you get Lifeline for phone service, you can get the benefit for one mobile phone or one home phone, but not both. B) If you get Lifeline for Internet service, you can get the benefit for your mobile phone or your home connection, but not both. C) If you get Lifeline for bundled phone and internet service, you can get the benefit for your mobile phone bundled service or your home bundled service, but not both. D) Your household cannot get Lifeline from more than one phone or internet company.. You are only allowed to get one Lifeline benefit per household, not per person. If more than one person in your household gets Lifeline, you are breaking the FCC’s rules and will lose your benefit.

Offers four programs to help low-income Pennsylvania residents get or keep their telephone service. They are:

• Lifeline: Provides a credit of $11.75 on the regular monthly telephone bill. Persons are eligible if they receive SSI or TANF or their yearly income meets Lifeline guidelines. Persons eligible for this program receive a $20 credit towards the connection charge.
• Lifeline 135: Provides a credit of up to $9.25 on the regular monthly telephone bill. Customer can purchase Optional Services (Caller ID, Call Waiting, etc.) and certain packages that include local toll and /or optional services. Persons eligible for this program receive a $20 credit towards the line connection charge.
• Universal Telephone Assistance Program (UTAP): Helps Verizon Pennsylvania low-income customers pay some or all of their telephone bill's basic charges. Qualified Lifeline applicants can receive up to $200 (first time) and up to $100 every six months thereafter. The Dollar Energy Fund manages this program for Ver