Lifeline provides discounts, currently $9.25 per month, on landline or wireless telephone service, for eligible low-income subscribers***.ONE Lifeline service is permitted per household, defined as any individual or group of individuals who live together at the same address as one economic unit.Applications are made through the current telephone company or preferred company. For a list of phone companies, click NYS Phone Companies.***At or below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines or participating in benefit programs such as Food Stamps (SNAP), Medicaid, SSI (Supplemental Security Income), HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program), Veteran's Disability or Surviving Spouse Pension, Section 8, etc.Link-Up America, which helped income-eligible consumers pay telephone installation costs or wireless activation fees, has been discontinued, except in certain tribal areas.