{"id":38439,"date":"2024-02-03T08:12:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T14:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.connect2first.net\/?page_id=38439"},"modified":"2024-03-11T16:34:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T21:34:42","slug":"lifeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.connect2first.net\/plans-pricing\/lifeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifeline"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div id=\"gap-1354651607\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1354651607 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section life-line-sec\" id=\"section_326125635\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-2101560247\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2101560247 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-small align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1564281781\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-337782454\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1633979643\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>Lifeline<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1633979643 {\n  color: rgb(255, 62, 25);\n}\n#text-1633979643 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 62, 25);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Lifeline is the FCC\u2019s program to help make communication services more affordable for low-income consumers. Lifeline provides subscribers a discount on monthly telephone or broadband service purchased from participating providers. The discounts which can be applied to voice services, a voice bundle, broadband services, or bundled broadband packages (either fixed or mobile), help ensure that low-income consumers can afford state-of-the-art voice or broadband and the access they provide to jobs, education, and opportunities.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1408007997\" class=\"col medium-4 small-10 large-4 small-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover circle x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1469524028\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"137\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.connect2first.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-bg.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1469524028 {\n  width: 90%;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #image_1469524028 {\n    width: 80%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_326125635 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section check-icon\" id=\"section_531121012\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-align icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 48px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.connect2first.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Icon-ionic-ios-checkmark-circle-outline.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Lifeline discounts on voice services are available to participants of both state and federally-recognized aid programs.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-align icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 48px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.connect2first.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Icon-ionic-ios-checkmark-circle-outline.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Lifeline discounts on broadband services are available to participants of federally-recognized aid programs and is limited to certain broadband services. Broadband speeds must be 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload or faster to qualify.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-align icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 48px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.connect2first.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Icon-ionic-ios-checkmark-circle-outline.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>If you purchase voice and qualifying broadband services, the federal Lifeline discount will apply to your qualifying broadband service.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-align icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 48px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.connect2first.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Icon-ionic-ios-checkmark-circle-outline.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>If you purchase voice service and non-qualifying broadband service, you may qualify to receive both state and federal Lifeline discounts on your voice service.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1843544208\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1843544208 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_531121012 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 175, 47);\n}\n#section_531121012 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 175, 47, 0.9);\n}\n#section_531121012 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: 1695;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-641825297\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-641825297 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>*The Lifeline discount may be used for voice or qualified broadband service, but not both. Standard Lifeline \u2013 provides federal monthly support of up to $9.25 for qualifying broadband service and $5.25 for voice services. In some states, additional monthly support is also available.<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:1.5em;margin-bottom:1.5em;max-width:100%;background-color:rgb(255, 175, 47);\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-3784428475\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>How to Apply For Lifeline<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3784428475 {\n  text-align: center;\n  color: rgb(255, 62, 25);\n}\n#text-3784428475 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 62, 25);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row align-equal top-num-box\"  id=\"row-1199183517\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1343555256\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-center text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 70px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"291\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.connect2first.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Sign Up for Connect2First<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/signup.connect2first.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button primary\" rel=\"noopener\"  >\n    <span>Check Your Availability<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-691422548\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-center text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 70px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"544\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.connect2first.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Apply for Lifeline<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifelinesupport.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button primary\" rel=\"noopener\"  >\n    <span>Apply Now<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-747437077\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-center text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 70px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"523\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.connect2first.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/3.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Contact Connect2First with your Application ID<\/p>\n<a href=\"tel:+1-833-411-2234\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button primary\" rel=\"noopener\"  >\n    <span>(833) 411-2234<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>All customers must apply for Lifeline through the\u00a0Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). The USAC site guides you through eligibility and application. After the USAC qualification has been completed, notify Connect2First with your confirmation number to get the discount added to your qualifying service.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse\" style=\"max-width:850px\" id=\"row-2006923337\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-147540154\" class=\"col general-eligibility small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>General eligibility requirements for Lifeline:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-align icon-box-left text-left\"  style=\"margin:0px 0px 15px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 22px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.connect2first.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Icon-ionic-ios-checkmark.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Lifeline is available to qualified customers in every U.S. state. Qualification requirements vary by state.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-align icon-box-left text-left\"  style=\"margin:0px 0px 15px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 22px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.connect2first.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Icon-ionic-ios-checkmark.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>1 Lifeline discount is available per household, even if the household has more than 1 telephone or broadband account, including landline or wireless service.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-align icon-box-left text-left\"  style=\"margin:0px 0px 15px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 22px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.connect2first.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Icon-ionic-ios-checkmark.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Under the Lifeline program, a household is defined as any individual or group of individuals who live together at the same address and share income and expenses.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-align icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 22px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.connect2first.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Icon-ionic-ios-checkmark.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>The Lifeline discount is not transferable and only eligible customers may enroll in the program.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-562612597\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-562612597 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box top-icon-box icon-box-top text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 60px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.connect2first.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Icon-ionic-ios-information-circle-outline.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>For details about service standards for the Lifeline program, please see the USAC pages:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usac.org\/lifeline\/rules-and-requirements\/minimum-service-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button primary\" rel=\"noopener\"  >\n    <span>Broadband Minimum Service Standards<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usac.org\/lifeline\/rules-and-requirements\/minimum-service-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button secondary\" rel=\"noopener\"  >\n    <span>Lifeline Voice Service Standards<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*The Lifeline discount may be used for voice or qualified broadband service, but not both. Standard Lifeline \u2013 provides federal monthly support of up to $9.25 for qualifying broadband service and $5.25 for voice services. In some states, additional monthly support is also available. 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