46-702. Assistance eligibility; list



(L86, ch 361, sec 2.)



A. To be considered eligible for the telecommunications service assistance program,
applicants must be a head of household, be sixty-five years of age or older and have a
household income at or below the poverty level as determined by the United States office
of management and budget and reported annually in the federal register. The department
shall develop procedures for taking applications for assistance and for determining
program eligibility.


B. Each year the department shall provide a list or lists of the names, addresses
and if applicable, telephone numbers of all eligible recipients to each local exchange
telephone company. The local exchange telephone company shall determine from the list
those recipients to which the company provides service.