NEBRASKA TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NTAP)
Description
NTAP ASSISTS QUALIFYING LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WITH OBTAINING AND KEEPING TELEPHONE SERVICES BY LOWERING MONTHLY SERVICE AND CONNECTION RATES. REDUCES THE COST OF LOCAL SERVICE UP TO $13/MONTH. PROVIDES REDUCED INSTALLATION CHARGES BY 50% OR $30, WHICH EVER IS LESS. REFER INDIVIDUALS TO LOCAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE FOR APPLICATION OR CALL DIRECT.
Contact Information
Address:
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PO BOX 94927
1200 N STREET, STE 300
Lincoln
NE
68509-4927
Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 5:00 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.psc.nebraska.gov
Main Phone:
Phone
402-471-3101
Other Phone(s):
Phone
800-526-0017 NE ONLY
Fax
402-471-0249
Main Contact(s):
ANDREA GRILL
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 1114
List of Provided Services:
Emergency Relief: Utilities
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope
Written material: APPLICATION/BROCHURE
Eligibility: A PERSON CAN BECOME ELIGIBLE BY QUALIFYING FOR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE PROGRAMS:1. MEDICAID 2. FOOD STAMPS 3. SUPPLEMENTARY SECURITY INCOME (SSI) 4. FEDERAL PUBLIC HOUSING ASSISTANCE 5. LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE APPLICATION WILL REQUIRE A SIGNATURE FROM A THIRD PARTY WHICH WOULD BE FROM ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS.
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: NO CHRGE
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: NO APPEAL PROCEDURE
Languages with interpreters on staff: