UTAP provides a discount on home landline phone service for eligible Utah customers. UTAP does not administer lifeline for mobile phones. Contact the Public Service Commis- sion at 801-530-6716 for questions about LIfeline for mobile phones. You may be eligible for UTAP if:
You have home landline service through a participating phone company and you qualify either by income or by program. • To qualify by income, your gross household income must be at or below 135% of the federal poverty level.
• To qualify by program, someone in your household must be receiving help from one of these programs: HEAT, Medicaid, Food Stamps, Federal Public Housing Assistance, Na- tional Free School Lunch Program, SSI, Refugee Assistance or General Assistance.
To Apply for UTAP:
Call 1-800-948-7540 to have an application mailed to you or for a list of Utah telephone companies participating in UTAP, or go to the web site listed above. Complete the applica- tion and mail it to:
UTAP PO Box 147140 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities by calling (801) 526-9240. Individuals with speech and/or hearing impairments may call Relay Utah by dialing 711. Spanish Relay Utah: 1-888-346-3162.
Published: in the High Desert ADVOCATE November 28th, and December 5h, 2013.