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             California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 5301          San Francisco, CA 94102
CONTACT: Armando Rendon           February 22, 1995      CPUC-013
         415-703-1366                              (Res. T-15717)

         CPUC UPDATES FOR LIFELINE PROGRAM INCOME LEVELS

     The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today
adjusted income levels that telephone utility companies use to
determine whether customers are eligible for the Universal
Lifeline Telephone Service (Lifeline), a low-income assistance
program.
     The new schedule goes into effect March 8, 1995, through
March 7, 1996.  The income levels are:

        Household Size                 Income Limitation
            1 - 2                           $16,100
              3                              18,900
          (For each additional member, add $3,800)

     The levels adopted today reflect a 2.6 percent inflation
rate based on the Federal Consumer Price Index for urban areas.
The amount last year for a 1 or 2-member household was $15,700,
for a 3-member household, $18,400, and for each additional
member, $3,700.
     Telephone companies use the updated figures to adjust the
Household Income Limitation requirements for the Lifeline
program, which enables a low-income person or household to obtain
basic telephone service at a reduced rate.
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