Kansas Lifeline Program


You may be eligible to receive up to $17.77 off your monthly local telephone bill through the Lifeline Program. If you don’t currently have telephone service, you may also be eligible for a discount on your connection charge through Link Up America.

You are eligible if you receive any of the following:
Food Stamps, General Assistance, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance to Families, Medicaid, United Tribes Food Distribution Program, Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance, Tribally Administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Head Start (only those meeting its income qualifying standard), Free School Lunch Program, 150% of the federal poverty level*. A consumer must provide THREE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS of statements as documentation of income, or provide a copy of their tax return for the previous year.

For more information about Kansas Lifeline or Link Up America, call 800-432-8296

Information prepared by the Kansas Corporation Commission 1.800.662.0027

Kansas Lifeline Program
Voice Service Packages
If a customer is eligible for Lifeline services according to the Kansas Lifeline Program guidelines on the previous page, local service and long distance packages are available at the monthly prices listed below (according to service area):


Bushton, Dorrance, & Holyrood –
Basic Local Service ……………………………………………………… $ 9.21
Long Distance (No Toll Package) …………………………………. 12.9¢/minute
Basic Local + 40 Minutes Toll ……………………………………… $ 11.97
Basic Local + 100 Minutes Toll …………………………………… $ 16.11
Basic Local + 200 Minutes Toll …………………………………… $ 23.01
Basic Local + 350 Minutes Toll …………………………………… $ 33.36
500+ Minute Toll Package ………………………………………….. 6.9¢/minute


Ellinwood Rural & Claflin –
Basic Local Service ……………………………………………………… $ 6.23
All Toll Packages …………………………………………………………. Same as above
Ellinwood City –
Basic Local Service (Includes 20 Minutes Toll) …………….. $ 8.60
Basic Local + 200 Minutes Toll …………………………………… $ 21.45
Basic Local + 500 Minutes Toll …………………………………… $ 31.45


For questions on eligibility, or to sign up for Lifeline Voice Services in these service areas, please contact H&B Communications/H&B Cable Service at
(800) 432-8296.