Sunflower Broadband Lifeline High Speed Internet
Sunflower Broadband Lifeline High Speed Internet Service is offered at no cost to individuals and families that qualify under the state and federal guidelines for Lifeline Telephone service. Sunflower Broadband recognizes the growing need for all citizens to have access to high speed internet as educational resources, job postings and information outlets move online.
Qualified applicants must be a participant in one of the following programs:
- Food Distribution program (United Tribes of Kansas and NE Nebraska, Inc.)
- Food Stamps
- Medicaid
- General Assistance
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
- Head Start
- Free School Lunch Program
- Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
- Tribally Administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- Head Start ( only those meeting its income qualifying standard )
- 150%of the federal poverty level*.
A consumer must provide THREE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS of statements as documentation of income, or provide a copy of their tax return for the previous year as head of household under the following income guidlines:
*2009 Kansas Poverty Level Guidelines
- Family of 1 - $16,245.00
- Family of 2 - $21,855.00
- Family of 3 - $27,465.00
- Family of 4 - $33,075.00
- Family of 5 - $38,685.00
- Family of 6 - $44,295.00
- Family of 7 - $49,905.00
- Family of 8 - $55,515.00
- Each additional add $5,610
The Kansas Lifeline program is 150% of the 2009 federal poverty level.
If you would like to apply for Sunflower Broadband?s Lifeline High Speed Internet Service you may call us at 785-841-2100 or 800-869-1214. Download and fill out the Application form proved below and mail to:
Sunflower Broadband Lifeline Internet
1 Riverfront Plaza
Suite 301
Lawrence, KS, 66044
We will contact qualified applicants within 2 weeks to schedule an install. Those who qualify for Sunflower Broadband Lifeline High Speed Internet Service must meet the following minimum requirements necessary to receive the service:
Sunflower Broadband High Speed Internet Requirements:
PC Users- Network Compatible Pentium processor or higher
- 32mb of RAM
- 10BaseT
- Ethernet card and RJ45 cable
- Windows 2000, NT, ME, XP, or Vista
- Linux or Unix
- Web Browser (recommend- Firefox, Google Chrome or Internet Explorer)
- DOCSIS certified Cable Modem ( rental modems available at no charge )
- Minimum PowerPC processor, Power Mac or higher
- 32mb of RAM
- 10BaseT Ethernet card and RJ45 cable
- Mac OS 8.0 or higher
- Web Browser (recommend- Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer)
- DOCSIS certified Cable Modem ( rental modems available at no charge )
About Sunflower's lifeline programs:
Sunflower Broadband's Lifeline Internet service is a voluntary program. Sunflower Broadband receives no subsidy to offset the costs of this service. The reason we offer this service to the citizens living in our service area is because local help agencies reached out to Sunflower in 2007 saying there was a need and it was not being fulfilled by the current low-income provider who only offered conditional approval for their service offering to low-income families. Sunflower offers this service without a waiting list or other conditions, beyond the criteria set by the state for Lifeline Telephone Service, to all those who qualify. Sunflower Broadband has presented their program to national industry-wide associations encouraging other internet service providers to offer a Lifeline Internet service similar to our program.
Sunflower Broadband's Lifeline telephone service discount is eligible for reimbursement funds from the Lifeline Telephone subsidy program. Since launching our circuit-based ( not VoIP ) telephone service in 2001 we have not requested reimbursement for revenue lost in discounting our telephone service for those who are in need and qualify.
