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From: drp@ptsfb.UUCP (Dale Pederson)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: basic phone service for poor/old
Message-ID: <293@ptsfb.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 9-Jan-86 10:42:46 EST
Article-I.D.: ptsfb.293
Posted: Thu Jan  9 10:42:46 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 11-Jan-86 06:20:42 EST
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Reply-To: drp@ptsfb.UUCP (Dale Pederson)
Organization: Pacific Bell, San Francisco
Lines: 10
Keywords: basic phone service
Summary: Pacific Bell Lifeline Service


Pacific Bell offers "Universal Lifeline Service".  Customers with
a total household income of less than $11,500 per year can qualify
for the discounted monthly service charge.  Rates are adjusted to
reflect the Consumer Price Index.

In California anyone qualified can get this basic service.  It is
currently in the neighborhood of $4.50 per month.  The service
provided is essentially the same as the normal basic residence
receives.