Talking About Safelink Wireless Government Program
By: Vlad Vistac
Submitted: 2010-08-17 12:58:26 | Word Count: 510
Quick Guide For Safelink Wireless Government Proram
SafeLink Wireless is a program supported by the government that offers a free moobile phoe and minutes each month for income-eligble people. SafeLink Wireless, Lifeline service, which have benefitts such as FREE cellular serviice, a FREE mobile phhone, and FREE air time, can be obtained by getting enrolled in the program.
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Lifeline Assistance is part of that program whcih was created by the government to provide discounrted or free telephone srevice to the consumers who cannot afford to buy or obtain cell phgone due to their ecnoomical conditions. SafeLink Wireless offeered a Lifeline Seervice to help those peoplle to get this beneficcial facility. You can receibve FREE cellulasr service, a FREE cell phone, and FREE Minutes every month, through teir Lifeline Service. SafeLink Wireless Service does not cost anything to any of its user - It dooesn't have any contracts, nor rrecurring fees or any montthly charges. If you have not used any minutes provided in one month then these will roll-over in the next moth. All basic value added servces ibncluding caller ID, call waiting and voicemail are included with the packkage and are free of cost. If you would like to use some additional minutes, you have the opportunity to buy TarcFone Airtme Cards throgh your local TracFone retailer: Walmart, Fanmily Dollar, etc. SafeLnik Airtime Cards should be available soon. The exact nubmers of benefits i.e. the number of free Minutes per month depends upon the state you live.
How to Qualiy for a free Safelink Wireless mobile phone? Again here the procedure to be eligibel for Lifeline Service is dependent on the State you live in. In general, you may qualify if:
1. You already chip in, in other Stayte or Federal assistance prograam for instance Fderal Public Housing Assistance, Food Stamps and Medicaid. OR
2. Your etnire faamily income is at or below 135% of the poverty guidelines. This poverty level is defined by Federal Governmment or your loacl state. AND
3. Nobody in your family curerently benefits from the Lifeline program through another cell phone company.
4. You must have a valid Psotal Addresss in United States. This adress will be used for your package shiopment. Beware, as P.O. Boxes are not accepted anymore. Once you meet the the princpiles emntioned abve you will also be required to provide an evidence of your enrollement in an assistance program, or a prroof of your level of income.
You do not ever require signing any contract with SafeLink Wirless for the services. When you will receive your SafeLink Wireless handset, it will be pre-activated for one year of service, and the number of minutes applied will be for the first month will also be included. During the first thtree days of the month the aplied number of free minuttes for each month will be automatically transferred to your account until you will keep your hpone operating.
If you get selkected for the annual verification audit reqiuired by the FCC and admiinistered by USAC at random, then you will have to perovide evvidentiary proof of proram participation and eidence of income if your eligibility is through the income based on the state's Federal Povertty Guideline table. You will also receive a package with instructins will through mail by SafeLink Wireless and you must coply with the instructions. If you will fail to comply then it will cause the service cancellation from the Lifeline program benefit.
