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Notice to UScellular Customers

Notice re: Free Phones:  While free Lifeline-supported service is still available, Access Wireless no longer offers free phones at the Company’s expense and choice.  Access Wireless offers a SIM card to be used with an unlocked, compatible phone.
  

Oregon Lifeline: Is a federal and state government program that provides a monthly discount on phone or high-speed internet service for qualifying low-income Oregon households.
  • Receive a discount on your phone bill of up to $15.25 per month;
  • Receive a discount on your high-speed internet bill of up to $19.25 per month; or
  • Receive free wireless voice minutes and data service
Tribal Lifeline: Oregon residents on federally-recognized Tribal lands​ may qualify for an additional $25 discount per month.

Tribal Link Up: 
  • Provides qualifying Tribal residents with a one-time discount of up to $100 on the initial installation or activation of wireline or wireless phone service.
  • Allows residents to pay the remaining amount they owe on a deferred schedule, interest free.​
Qualifying Tribal residents may be eligible for Link Up again only after moving to a new primary residence. Not all wireline or wireless phone companies offer Tribal Link Up.

​​Discount amounts are subject to change.

Federal and state regulations limit the Lifeline benefit to one person per household for phone or high-speed internet service.​​​​​​​​​​

Oregon Lifeline offers free service or discounted service​. Visit the links to view the applications, which list the participating service providers. Determine which option you want and submit your application.


​Free Service Application​


Discounted Service Application


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You may qualify for Oregon Lifeline if you are at least 18 years old and​ you, or a member of your household, receives one of the following benefits:

No Documentation Required with Application:
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
  • Medicaid
Documentation Required with Application:
View a listing of the required documentation.​
  • Supplemental Security Income
  • Federal Public Housing Assistance
  • Veterans or Survivors Pension Benefit
  • ​Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
  • Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
  • Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
  • Tribal ​Head Start (only households that meet the same qualifying standard)
  • Total household income is at or below 135 percent of federal poverty guidelines (view the table below for details) ​​
​Hous​eho​ld​ Size​
Annual Income
​1
​$21,128
​2
​$28,553
​3
​$35,978
​4
​$43,403
​​5
​$50,828
​6
​$58,253
​7
​$65,678
​8
​$73,103
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For each additional person, add ​$7,425

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​Discounted Service Providers

Alyrica Networks
Molalla Communications
Asotin
Monitor
Beacon Broadband
Monroe
Beaver Creek
Nehalem
CenturyLink
North State
Clear Creek
Oregon Tel. Corp
Colton
Peak Internet
DirectLink
PTC
Douglas Fast Net
Pine Telephone
E4 Connect
Pioneer
Eagle
Quantum Fiber
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company
Reliance Connects
Gervais/DataVision
Roome Tel. Com.
Helix
Scio Mutual
Home
SCTC
Hood River Electric & Internet Co-op
Snake River PCS
Hunter Communications
St. Paul
HYAK
Warm Springs
MINET/WVF
Ziply Fiber
​MiWave


Please call the companies listed below to find out if they offer the Oregon Lifeline discount where you live.

AT&T Mobility -- 1-800-377-9450 or use the Zip Code Lookup Tool​ 

Blue Mountain Networks -- 541-370-3000; Lifeline offered in select areas of Morrow County

Viasat -- 1-855-851-7419 or visit online to Order Viasat Satellite Internet​

Spectrum -- 1-800-941-7809; Lifeline offered in select areas of Clatsop, Coos, Columbia, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Tillamook, and Wasco counties
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Service providers in bold above also participate in Tribal Lifeline

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Free Cellular Service Provider

  • Access Wireless

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​View the list of questions and responses​ for additional information.

​We are available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. 

Call:  800-848-4442

Fax:  877-567-1977

Videophone: 971-239-5846



 







Oregon Lifeline Brochure
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