Frontier Lifeline/Link-up Illinois Frontier
877-462-8188
http://frontier.com/products/Lifelines/Default.aspx

Low Cost Frontier Phone Service for eligible customers. Universal federally funded discount in programs in Illinois: call your local telephone company to apply for the Link-Up and Lifeline programs if you participate in any of the following program:

• Food Stamps
  
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)
  
• Medicaid/Medical Assistance
  
• Seniors earning $13,000/year or less

Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation (ITAC)
VNA Community Ctr. Services for Seniors
150 E. Simmons,Galesburg, IL 61401 - 800-252-9027 or 309-342-1152

Quincy Senior & Family Resource Center
639 York St., Quincy, IL 62301 - 800-841-6167
http://itactty.org

Provides free telecommunications equipment to the deaf, hard of hearing, speech disabled and deaf/blind in Illinois. Free amplified telephones are included in this program.

Basic requirements:

• Legal resident of Illinois
• Working telephone service in your residence (must
  provide copy of phone bill)
• Application signed by your Doctor or approved certifier
  that the applicant is deaf, hard of hearing, speech
  disabled or deaf/blind and unable to use a standard
  telephone

VNA Community Ctr. Services for Seniors 800-252-9027

ITAC is a free program required and governed by Illinois law. There are No age or income requirements. Application packets and more information can be obtained by contacting the appropriate office listed above.