Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 35 No. 50, December 18, 2009 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

Docket No. 090504-TP

The following changes have been made to the proposed rule:

25-4.0665 Lifeline Service.

(1) A subscriber is eligible for Lifeline service if:

(a) the subscriber is a participant in one of the following federal assistance programs:

1. Medicaid;

2. Food Stamps;

3. Supplemental Security Income (SSI);

4. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/Temporary Cash Assistance;

5. “Section 8” Federal Public Housing Assistance ~~(42 U.S.C. sec. 1437f (2009), which is incorporated herein by reference)~~;

6. Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program; or

7. The National School Lunch Program – Free Lunch; or

(b) the subscriber’s eligible telecommunications carrier has more than one million access lines and the subscriber’s household income is at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines.

(2) A subscriber living on federally recognized Tribal lands who does not satisfy the eligibility requirements for Lifeline service in subsection (1) of this rule is nevertheless eligible for Lifeline service if the subscriber receives benefits from one of the following Bureau of Indian Affairs programs:

(a) Tribal temporary assistance for needy families (TANF);

(b) NSL Program – Free Lunch; or

(2) through (16) renumbered (3) through (17) No change.

(18)~~(17)~~ Eligible telecommunications carriers may not charge a service deposit in order to initiate Lifeline service if the subscriber voluntarily elects toll blocking or toll ~~limitation~~ control. If the subscriber elects not to place toll blocking or toll control on the line, an eligible telecommunications carrier may charge a service deposit.

(18) through (19) renumbered (19) through (20) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 120.80(13)(d), 350.127(2), 364.0252, 364.10(3)(j) FS. Law Implemented 364.0252, 364.10, 364.105, 364.183(1) FS. History–New 1-2-07, Amended 12-6-07,_________.