Free Government Phone Programs Available in All Maine Cities
Government phone assistance programs are available to eligible residents in all 584 cities throughout Maine. Whether you live in a major metropolitan area or a small rural community, federal programs like Lifeline and ACP (Affordable Connectivity Program) provide essential communication services to qualifying households.
These programs ensure that all Americans have access to phone and internet services, regardless of their location or financial situation. Benefits include monthly service discounts, free smartphones, unlimited talk and text, and data allowances. The exact benefits and available providers may vary by city, but the core programs are available statewide.
To qualify for free government phone service in Maine, your household income must be at or below 135-200% of Federal Poverty Guidelines, or you must participate in qualifying government assistance programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, SSI, Federal Public Housing Assistance, or the Veterans Pension program. Many college students also qualify through Federal Pell Grant eligibility.
The application process is simple and can be completed online in just a few minutes. Most applicants receive instant approval, especially those qualifying through program participation. Once approved, benefits are applied directly to your monthly service bill, reducing or eliminating your communication costs. You can combine Lifeline and ACP benefits for maximum savings.
Below, you'll find a complete alphabetical listing of all cities in Maine where government phone programs are available. Click on any city name to learn more about programs, providers, and eligibility requirements specific to that location. You can also check your eligibility or compare providers to find the best option for your needs.
Cities Starting with A
25 cities with government phone programs
Abbot
0Acton
2,230 residents
Addison
1,257 residents
Albion
2,023 residents
Alexander
534 residents
Alfred
2,596 residents
Alfred (CDP)
850 residents
Allagash
288 residents
Alna
702 residents
Alton
848 residents
Amherst
239 residents
Amity
0Andover
898 residents
Anson
752 residents
Anson (CDP)
837 residents
Appleton
1,321 residents
Arrowsic
496 residents
Arundel
3,571 residents
Ashland
709 residents
Ashland (CDP)
663 residents
Athens
881 residents
Auburn
24,294 residents
Augusta
18,999 residents
Aurora
126 residents
Avon
524 residents
Cities Starting with B
55 cities with government phone programs
Baileyville
0Baldwin
0Bangor
31,663 residents
Bar Harbor
2,552 residents
Bar Harbor (CDP)
2,154 residents
Bath
8,801 residents
Beals
643 residents
Beaver Cove
0Beddington
30 residents
Belfast
6,985 residents
Belgrade
3,096 residents
Belmont
0Benton
2,658 residents
Berwick
2,187 residents
Berwick (CDP)
2,050 residents
Bethel
546 residents
Bethel (CDP)
561 residents
Biddeford
22,463 residents
Bingham
758 residents
Bingham (CDP)
625 residents
Blaine
301 residents
Blaine (CDP)
254 residents
Blue Hill
943 residents
Blue Hill (CDP)
950 residents
Boothbay
3,077 residents
Boothbay Harbor
1,086 residents
Boothbay Harbor (CDP)
982 residents
Bowdoin
0Bowdoinham
722 residents
Bowdoinham (CDP)
766 residents
Bowerbank
128 residents
Bradford
1,233 residents
Bradley
872 residents
Bradley (CDP)
884 residents
Bremen
813 residents
Brewer
9,654 residents
Bridgewater
636 residents
Bridgton
2,071 residents
Bridgton (CDP)
1,514 residents
Bristol
2,749 residents
Brooklin
874 residents
Brooks
1,063 residents
Brooksville
947 residents
Brownfield
1,301 residents
Brownville
1,309 residents
Brownville Junction
559 residents
Brunswick
15,175 residents
Brunswick (CDP)
16,725 residents
Buckfield
1,791 residents
Bucksport
2,885 residents
Bucksport (CDP)
2,947 residents
Burlington
365 residents
Burnham
1,187 residents
Buxton
8,136 residents
Byron
126 residents
Cities Starting with C
49 cities with government phone programs
Calais
3,087 residents
Cambridge
512 residents
Camden
3,570 residents
Camden (CDP)
3,644 residents
Canaan
2,097 residents
Canton
1,165 residents
Cape Elizabeth
9,574 residents
Cape Neddick
2,578 residents
Caratunk
112 residents
Caribou
7,427 residents
Carmel
2,512 residents
Carrabassett Valley
684 residents
Carthage
541 residents
Casco
587 residents
Casco (CDP)
771 residents
Castine
1,029 residents
Castine (CDP)
923 residents
Castle Hill
371 residents
Caswell
294 residents
Chapman
483 residents
Charleston
1,452 residents
Charlotte
337 residents
Chebeague Island
397 residents
Chelsea
2,661 residents
Cherryfield
1,203 residents
Chester
546 residents
Chesterville
1,216 residents
China
4,269 residents
Chisholm
1,115 residents
Clifton
772 residents
Clinton
1,419 residents
Clinton (CDP)
1,436 residents
Columbia
477 residents
Columbia Falls
623 residents
Cooper
151 residents
Corinna
636 residents
Corinna (CDP)
556 residents
Corinth
2,934 residents
Cornish
1,080 residents
Cornish (CDP)
1,115 residents
Cornville
1,256 residents
Cousins Island
509 residents
Cranberry Isles
133 residents
Crawford
112 residents
Crystal
296 residents
Cumberland
8,572 residents
Cumberland Center
2,811 residents
Cushing
1,374 residents
Cutler
648 residents
Cities Starting with D
21 cities with government phone programs
Damariscotta
1,142 residents
Damariscotta (CDP)
1,267 residents
Danforth
507 residents
Danforth (CDP)
474 residents
Dayton
1,805 residents
Deblois
51 residents
Dedham
1,478 residents
Deer Isle
1,950 residents
Denmark
1,044 residents
Dennysville
332 residents
Detroit
848 residents
Dexter
2,158 residents
Dexter (CDP)
1,745 residents
Dixfield
1,076 residents
Dixfield (CDP)
1,512 residents
Dixmont
1,107 residents
Dover-Foxcroft
2,528 residents
Dresden
1,770 residents
Dunstan
1,916 residents
Durham
4,203 residents
Dyer Brook
207 residents
Cities Starting with E
18 cities with government phone programs
Eagle Lake
625 residents
Eagle Lake (CDP)
383 residents
East Machias
1,350 residents
East Millinocket
1,567 residents
East Millinocket (CDP)
1,541 residents
Eastbrook
385 residents
Easton
1,299 residents
Eastport
1,230 residents
Eddington
2,133 residents
Edgecomb
1,133 residents
Edinburg
133 residents
Eliot
6,528 residents
Ellsworth
8,550 residents
Embden
916 residents
Enfield
1,680 residents
Etna
1,052 residents
Eustis
712 residents
Exeter
974 residents
Cities Starting with F
25 cities with government phone programs
Fairfield
2,638 residents
Fairfield (CDP)
2,647 residents
Falmouth
1,855 residents
Falmouth (CDP)
1,620 residents
Falmouth Foreside
2,148 residents
Farmingdale
1,970 residents
Farmingdale (CDP)
2,264 residents
Farmington
4,288 residents
Farmington (CDP)
4,318 residents
Fayette
1,081 residents
Fort Fairfield
1,825 residents
Fort Fairfield (CDP)
1,566 residents
Fort Kent
2,488 residents
Fort Kent (CDP)
2,515 residents
Frankfort
1,082 residents
Franklin
1,424 residents
Freedom
671 residents
Freeport
1,485 residents
Freeport (CDP)
1,848 residents
Frenchboro
40 residents
Frenchville
1,049 residents
Friendship
1,252 residents
Frye Island
29 residents
Fryeburg
1,631 residents
Fryeburg (CDP)
1,503 residents
Cities Starting with G
21 cities with government phone programs
Gardiner
6,047 residents
Garland
1,029 residents
Georgetown
1,074 residents
Gilead
162 residents
Glenburn
4,706 residents
Gorham
6,882 residents
Gorham (CDP)
7,050 residents
Gouldsboro
2,018 residents
Grand Isle
244 residents
Grand Isle (CDP)
222 residents
Gray
884 residents
Gray (CDP)
786 residents
Great Pond
49 residents
Greenbush
1,477 residents
Greene
882 residents
Greene (CDP)
950 residents
Greenville
1,257 residents
Greenville (CDP)
972 residents
Greenwood
834 residents
Guilford
903 residents
Guilford (CDP)
539 residents
Cities Starting with H
28 cities with government phone programs
Hallowell
2,570 residents
Hamlin
267 residents
Hammond
94 residents
Hampden
4,343 residents
Hampden (CDP)
4,466 residents
Hancock
2,232 residents
Hanover
261 residents
Harmony
992 residents
Harpswell
5,059 residents
Harrington
917 residents
Harrison
2,407 residents
Hartford
1,001 residents
Hartland
813 residents
Hartland (CDP)
603 residents
Haynesville
127 residents
Hebron
1,095 residents
Hermon
4,909 residents
Hersey
66 residents
Hiram
1,479 residents
Hodgdon
1,289 residents
Holden
2,939 residents
Hollis
4,843 residents
Hope
1,362 residents
Houlton
5,002 residents
Houlton (CDP)
4,918 residents
Howland
1,096 residents
Howland (CDP)
1,126 residents
Hudson
1,448 residents
Cities Starting with I
6 cities with government phone programs
Cities Starting with J
7 cities with government phone programs
Cities Starting with K
12 cities with government phone programs
Kenduskeag
1,217 residents
Kennebunk
5,214 residents
Kennebunk (CDP)
6,000 residents
Kennebunkport
1,238 residents
Kennebunkport (CDP)
1,318 residents
Kezar Falls
834 residents
Kingfield
583 residents
Kingfield (CDP)
601 residents
Kittery
4,562 residents
Kittery (CDP)
5,197 residents
Kittery Point
1,008 residents
Knox
812 residents
Cities Starting with L
35 cities with government phone programs
Lagrange
777 residents
Lake Arrowhead
3,273 residents
Lakeville
103 residents
Lamoine
1,752 residents
Lebanon
5,446 residents
Lee
879 residents
Leeds
2,080 residents
Levant
2,257 residents
Lewiston
37,886 residents
Liberty
964 residents
Limerick
2,329 residents
Limestone
1,075 residents
Limestone (CDP)
1,165 residents
Limington
3,538 residents
Lincoln
2,884 residents
Lincoln (CDP)
2,521 residents
Lincolnville
2,123 residents
Linneus
927 residents
Lisbon
3,453 residents
Lisbon (CDP)
3,470 residents
Lisbon Falls
4,185 residents
Litchfield
3,636 residents
Little Falls
735 residents
Littlejohn Island
95 residents
Littleton
993 residents
Livermore
2,190 residents
Livermore Falls
1,594 residents
Livermore Falls (CDP)
1,765 residents
Long Island
210 residents
Lovell
1,013 residents
Lowell
303 residents
Lubec
349 residents
Lubec (CDP)
297 residents
Ludlow
418 residents
Lyman
4,578 residents
Cities Starting with M
47 cities with government phone programs
Machias
1,274 residents
Machias (CDP)
1,331 residents
Machiasport
1,206 residents
Madawaska
2,967 residents
Madawaska (CDP)
2,726 residents
Madison
2,630 residents
Madison (CDP)
2,100 residents
Manchester
2,563 residents
Mapleton
683 residents
Mapleton (CDP)
671 residents
Mariaville
430 residents
Mars Hill
980 residents
Mars Hill (CDP)
954 residents
Marshfield
514 residents
Masardis
265 residents
Mattawamkeag
428 residents
Mattawamkeag (CDP)
431 residents
Maxfield
82 residents
Mechanic Falls
2,237 residents
Mechanic Falls (CDP)
2,286 residents
Meddybemps
156 residents
Medford
240 residents
Medway
1,548 residents
Mercer
673 residents
Merrill
206 residents
Mexico
1,743 residents
Mexico (CDP)
1,833 residents
Milbridge
394 residents
Milbridge (CDP)
481 residents
Milford
2,233 residents
Milford (CDP)
2,270 residents
Millinocket
4,466 residents
Millinocket (CDP)
4,136 residents
Milo
1,847 residents
Milo (CDP)
1,409 residents
Minot
2,337 residents
Monmouth
3,935 residents
Monroe
917 residents
Monson
692 residents
Monticello
821 residents
Montville
1,023 residents
Moose River
228 residents
Morrill
805 residents
Moscow
600 residents
Mount Chase
187 residents
Mount Desert
2,186 residents
Mount Vernon
1,584 residents
Cities Starting with N
30 cities with government phone programs
Naples
428 residents
Naples (CDP)
443 residents
New Canada
312 residents
New Gloucester
5,389 residents
New Limerick
544 residents
New Portland
816 residents
New Sharon
1,348 residents
New Sweden
575 residents
New Vineyard
754 residents
Newburgh
1,631 residents
Newcastle
667 residents
Newcastle (CDP)
680 residents
Newfield
1,381 residents
Newport
1,776 residents
Newport (CDP)
1,485 residents
Newry
358 residents
Nobleboro
1,691 residents
Norridgewock
1,438 residents
Norridgewock (CDP)
1,099 residents
North Anson
420 residents
North Berwick
1,615 residents
North Berwick (CDP)
1,806 residents
North Haven
396 residents
North Windham
5,633 residents
North Yarmouth
4,159 residents
Northeast Harbor
410 residents
Northfield
136 residents
Northport
1,384 residents
Norway
2,748 residents
Norway (CDP)
2,698 residents
Cities Starting with O
20 cities with government phone programs
Oak Hill
5,400 residents
Oakfield
464 residents
Oakfield (CDP)
427 residents
Oakland
2,602 residents
Oakland (CDP)
2,519 residents
Ogunquit
1,275 residents
Old Orchard Beach
8,624 residents
Old Orchard Beach (CDP)
9,040 residents
Old Town
7,439 residents
Orient
151 residents
Orland
2,219 residents
Orono
9,474 residents
Orono (CDP)
10,116 residents
Orrington
3,666 residents
Osborn
66 residents
Otis
565 residents
Otisfield
1,870 residents
Owls Head
1,665 residents
Oxford
1,263 residents
Oxford (CDP)
1,100 residents
Cities Starting with P
27 cities with government phone programs
Palermo
1,268 residents
Palmyra
2,031 residents
Paris
5,073 residents
Parkman
843 residents
Parsonsfield
1,647 residents
Passadumkeag
459 residents
Patten
502 residents
Patten (CDP)
380 residents
Pembroke
914 residents
Penobscot
1,397 residents
Perham
451 residents
Perry
881 residents
Peru
1,575 residents
Phillips
1,029 residents
Phippsburg
2,190 residents
Pittsfield
3,150 residents
Pittsfield (CDP)
3,148 residents
Pittston
2,649 residents
Plymouth
1,307 residents
Poland
5,314 residents
Portage Lake
364 residents
Porter
1,495 residents
Portland
213,660 residents
Pownal
1,576 residents
Presque Isle
8,736 residents
Princeton
927 residents
Prospect
667 residents
Cities Starting with R
17 cities with government phone programs
Randolph
1,772 residents
Randolph (CDP)
1,522 residents
Rangeley
532 residents
Rangeley (CDP)
568 residents
Raymond
4,649 residents
Readfield
2,454 residents
Richmond
1,760 residents
Richmond (CDP)
1,835 residents
Ripley
484 residents
Robbinston
546 residents
Rockland
6,991 residents
Rockport
3,336 residents
Rome
1,019 residents
Roque Bluffs
274 residents
Roxbury
399 residents
Rumford
4,218 residents
Rumford (CDP)
3,922 residents
Cities Starting with S
58 cities with government phone programs
Sabattus
497 residents
Sabattus (CDP)
621 residents
Saco
20,636 residents
Sanford
22,095 residents
Sangerville
1,320 residents
Scarborough
4,403 residents
Searsmont
1,221 residents
Searsport
992 residents
Searsport (CDP)
1,053 residents
Sebago
1,933 residents
Sebec
636 residents
Sedgwick
1,146 residents
Shapleigh
2,418 residents
Sherman
974 residents
Shirley
262 residents
Sidney
3,653 residents
Skowhegan
6,297 residents
Skowhegan (CDP)
6,270 residents
Smithfield
967 residents
Smyrna
448 residents
Solon
977 residents
Somerville
529 residents
Sorrento
302 residents
South Berwick
3,441 residents
South Berwick (CDP)
3,453 residents
South Bristol
933 residents
South Eliot
4,021 residents
South Paris
2,570 residents
South Portland
26,780 residents
South Thomaston
1,472 residents
South Windham
1,047 residents
Southport
711 residents
Southwest Harbor
720 residents
Southwest Harbor (CDP)
526 residents
Springfield
394 residents
St. Agatha
731 residents
St. Albans
2,070 residents
St. Francis
436 residents
St. George
2,622 residents
Stacyville
421 residents
Standish
469 residents
Standish (CDP)
282 residents
Starks
601 residents
Steep Falls
1,720 residents
Stetson
1,020 residents
Steuben
1,171 residents
Stockholm
282 residents
Stockton Springs
1,540 residents
Stoneham
264 residents
Stonington
1,198 residents
Stow
299 residents
Strong
1,309 residents
Sullivan
1,232 residents
Sumner
888 residents
Surry
1,415 residents
Swans Island
340 residents
Swanville
1,411 residents
Sweden
410 residents
Cities Starting with T
13 cities with government phone programs
Talmadge
69 residents
Temple
595 residents
Thomaston
1,875 residents
Thomaston (CDP)
2,101 residents
Thorndike
740 residents
Topsfield
234 residents
Topsham
5,931 residents
Topsham (CDP)
6,813 residents
Tremont
1,590 residents
Trenton
1,424 residents
Troy
1,001 residents
Turner
543 residents
Turner (CDP)
541 residents
Cities Starting with U
4 cities with government phone programs
Cities Starting with V
10 cities with government phone programs
Cities Starting with W
52 cities with government phone programs
Wade
234 residents
Waite
109 residents
Waldo
762 residents
Waldoboro
1,233 residents
Waldoboro (CDP)
1,553 residents
Wales
1,606 residents
Wallagrass
583 residents
Waltham
318 residents
Warren
3,945 residents
Washburn
997 residents
Washburn (CDP)
875 residents
Washington
1,398 residents
Waterboro
7,532 residents
Waterford
1,600 residents
Waterville
16,704 residents
Wayne
1,156 residents
Weld
418 residents
Wellington
268 residents
Wells
11,586 residents
Wesley
119 residents
West Bath
1,935 residents
West Gardiner
3,690 residents
West Kennebunk
1,367 residents
West Paris
1,790 residents
Westbrook
20,484 residents
Westfield
581 residents
Westmanland
78 residents
Weston
211 residents
Westport Island
734 residents
Whitefield
2,363 residents
Whiting
447 residents
Whitneyville
272 residents
Willimantic
140 residents
Wilton
2,198 residents
Wilton (CDP)
1,599 residents
Windham
18,825 residents
Windsor
2,291 residents
Winn
437 residents
Winslow
7,794 residents
Winslow (CDP)
5,597 residents
Winter Harbor
426 residents
Winter Harbor (CDP)
315 residents
Winterport
1,340 residents
Winterport (CDP)
1,100 residents
Winthrop
2,650 residents
Winthrop (CDP)
2,546 residents
Wiscasset
1,097 residents
Wiscasset (CDP)
1,207 residents
Woodland
952 residents
Woodstock
1,378 residents
Woodville
205 residents
Woolwich
2,922 residents
Cities Starting with Y
4 cities with government phone programs
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