Sec. 36.711  Lifeline connection assistance.

    (a) For purposes of this subpart, Lifeline Connection Assistance 
shall describe the following lifeline telephone assistance for eligible 
residential subscribers as defined in Sec. 36.711 (b) and (c):
    (1) A reduction in the charges for commencing telephone service 
assessed for a single telephone line per household at the principal 
place of residence; and/or
    (2) A deferred schedule for payment of the charges assessed for 
commencing service, for which the telephone company does not charge 
interest.
    (b) In order to be eligible for assistance when income is verified, 
a residential subscriber must:
    (1) Meet the requirements of a state established income test; and
    (2) Not be a dependent for federal income tax purposes as defined in 
26 U.S.C. Section 152 (1986) unless the subscriber is more than 60 years 
of age.
    (c) In order to be eligible for assistance when income is not 
verified, a residential subscriber must meet the eligibility criteria in 
Sec. 36.711 (b)(1) and (b)(2) and:

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    (1) Have lived at an address where there has been no telephone 
service for at least three months immediately prior to the date that the 
assistance described in Sec. 36.711 (a)(1) and/or (a)(2) is requested 
from the telephone company; and
    (2) Not have received assistance pursuant to Sec. 36.711 (a)(1) and/
or (a)(2) within the last two years, with receipt of such assistance to 
be measured from the date of initiation of the telephone service for 
which assistance was provided.
    (d) Charges assessed for commencing service include any state 
tariffed charges levied for connecting a subscriber to the network. 
These charges do not include security deposit requirements.
[ 52 FR 17229 , May 6, 1987, as amended at  54 FR 16111 , Apr. 21, 1989]

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