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Verizon is reminding Massachusetts residents of the federal government's new process for applying for Lifeline discounted phone service.
The Federal Communications Commission has amended the process, which became effective June 1. The changes require applicants to provide additional verification for eligibility.
Among the changes, the FCC will require Lifeline applicants to certify that they are not participating in other discounted phone programs, including wireless programs. The FCC also will require applicants to provide certain government-issued documents to prove eligibility.
Applicants can learn about the new process by carefully reading the information on the FCC's website. Verizon's application can be found at www.verizon.com/lifeline or by contacting one of the agencies responsible for administering the program.
Verizon has briefed Massachusetts social service agencies on the new process and has provided those agencies with applications.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, with 93 million retail customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries, including all of the Fortune 500. A Dow 30 company with $111 billion in 2011 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of nearly 192,000. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.
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