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.

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.