Lifeline / Link Up Services Program

You could be getting local telephone service for as little as $1.00 a month if you qualify!

The Lifeline/Link Up Program is funded through the Alaska Universal Service Fund to provide financial help to qualifying low-income telephone customers.

For anyone who qualifies, Lifeline pays for basic monthly telephone service on one residential line as long as the customer pays $1.00 a month*.

For a qualifying new customer, the Link Up program pays 50% of the initial telephone connection fee to the customer's principal residence.

To qualify for Lifeline and/or Link Up services you must be receiving assistance from one or more of the following programs:

  • Medicaid Program
  • Food Stamps Program
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program
  • Federal Public Housing Assistance Program
  • Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance Program
  • Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
  • Head Start Programs
    (only if you meet its income-qualifying standards)
  • National School Lunch Program's Free Lunch Program
  • Alaska Temporary Assistance program
  • Alaska Adult Public Assistance Program
  • Another state or federal "means test" social services assistance program
Download a sign-up form, and fax or mail it to us.
If you are not enrolled in any of the above programs, but your annual combined household income is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, you may also qualify for Lifeline and/or Link Up. You must provide income documentation. See details on the application form.

Call Bristol Bay Telephone Cooperative's Customer Service Department today at
246-3403 or 800-478-9100 to see if you qualify for Lifeline/Link Up services!
* Custom Calling Features are not covered under the Program, but may be purchased separately and billed on customer's regular bill. A $30.00 deposit will be required for customers not requesting free Full-Toll Restriction.
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