How holiday phone minutes are added

In the federal system, holiday phone minutes are handled as a temporary increase to the monthly allowance, not as separate deposits on specific dates.

If your husband’s cycle resets on the 28th of each month, here is how it works:

• His normal allotment is 300 minutes per cycle
• During the November and December holiday period, that allotment increases to 400 minutes total per cycle
• The extra 100 minutes are included automatically in each monthly cycle that falls within that timeframe

So he does not get:

• 100 minutes added on November 1 and December 1

Instead, he gets:

• 400 minutes total for each billing cycle that occurs during the holiday period

That means if his cycle runs from the 28th to the 27th, any cycle that falls within November and December should reflect the increased 400-minute limit.

It is built into the system for that period, not added separately.