Need assistance with paying your Internet or telephone bill? The Lifeline Assistance Programs are available to qualifying low-income residents as part of federal and state support programs.

Lifeline is available from XIT Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. and XIT Communications. Lifeline provides a monthly discount on basic telephone from the state of Texas and/or federal program and Internet on the federal level.

If you use the federal discount for Internet, you must subscribe to XIT’s 50/25 or higher Internet package to be eligible.

Households can qualify for phone and Internet discounts which are based off of income and program factors for qualification.
Those who qualify for assistance will need to re-certify once a year.

In order to receive Federal Lifeline Assistance for phone and/or Internet, you or someone in your household must participate in at least one of the following programs:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Food Stamps)

• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Medicaid
• Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA)
• Veteran’s Pension or Survivors Benefit Programs
• Annual Household Income must be at or below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines

To qualify for Texas Lifeline Assistance for telephone, you are someone in your household must participate in at least one of the following programs:

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Food Stamps)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Medicaid
• Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA)
• Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• Texas State Child Health Plan (CHIP)
• National School Free Lunch Program
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
• Annual Household Income must be at or below 150% of the federal poverty guidelines

For more information or to sign up for the Texas Lifeline Program contact the Texas Low-income Administrator (LIDA) at 1-866-454-8387 or go online to https://www.puc.texas.gov/consumer/lowincome/assistance.aspx

For information on the Federal Lifeline Program you can call 1-800-234-9473 or go online at www.lifelinesupport.org

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