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Telephone Assistance
Telephone assistance provides approximately $13.00 per month credit on a telephone bill for a 12 month timeframe. Assistance is available for eligible participants with eligible telephone service. When applying for Energy Assistance, all eligible households are also offered for Telephone Assistance.
The only cell phone companies that are eligible for benefits in our service area are ClearTalk and Edge. Note: Edge cell phone plans do have exceptions.
In order to be eligible for telephone assistance, a household must meet the following income eligibility (Effective June 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008):
| Family Size | 3 Month Income |
| 1 person | $3,459 |
| 2 people | $4,656 |
| 3 people | $5,853 |
| 4 people | $7,050 |
| 5 people | $8,247 |
| 6 people | $9,444 |
| 7 people | $10,641 |
| 8 people | $11,838 |
| Each additional person, add | $1,197 |
For more information contact our Emergency Services Division:
- Visit us at our office:
357 Constitution Way
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
- Phone us at (208) 522-5391
- Visit or call our Lemhi & Custer County Outreach Office
955 Riverfront Drive
Suite A
Salmon, ID 83467
(208) 756-3999
