Oregon residents will see a drop in their monthly Lifeline...
Oregon residents will see a drop in their monthly Lifeline benefits starting Wednesday due to a February FCC decision (http://xrl.us/bnipz2), the Oregon Public Utility Commission said late Friday. Oregon’s variation of the Lifeline program, intended for people with low incomes,…
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is the Oregon Telephone Assistance Program. OTAP has about 60,000 customers, who will now receive 75 cents less a month due to the FCC’s choice (http://xrl.us/bnipks) to provide $9.25 a month per customer rather than $10 it has previously, according to the state commission. It said the Oregon state government provides $3.50 in monthly Lifeline benefits and some Oregon telcos contribute money of their own. OTAP’s funds come from a 12-cent surcharge applied to the retail bill of Oregon landline and cellphone customers, the commission said. The OTAP Web applications (http://xrl.us/bniph7) were updated to reflect the new monthly benefit of $12.75 a month and OTAP/Lifeline Manager Jon Cray is working to make sure customers know of the change, the PUC said.