Check your eligibility to receive a MassEDP telephone

If you meet eligibility requirements, you may be able to receive a MassEDP home telephone.

Eligibility requirements

To participate in the program, you must:

• Live in Massachusetts
• Have a permanent disability that affects the use of a home telephone
• Have access to a residential land line

Your disability must be certified by any of the following medical professionals who are licensed in Massachusetts:

• A physician
• An audiologist
• A speech pathologist
• An ophthalmologist/optometrist
• A neuropsychologist

Your disability must be certified by one of the following commissions:

• The Massachusetts Commission for Deaf or Hard of Hearing
• The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind