XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com   
      
   In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 16 Jul 2023 09:25:32 -0400, Ed P   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 7/16/2023 1:43 AM, rbowman wrote:   
   >> On Sat, 15 Jul 2023 09:11:28 -0400, Wade Garrett wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> One of my gripes with their ads is the fine print line that says "taxes   
   >>> and fees additional."   
   >>>   
   >>> My $4.99 a month plan had $2.28 added for T&F. That's 46% more than the   
   >>> advertised "price."   
   >>>   
   >>> A little Truth in Advertising please guys!   
   >>   
   >> I still have a landline through Century. The bill I got today said "Your   
   >> Federal Universal Service Fund Surcharge rate has changed from 29.00% to   
   >> 29.20%. I don't know how much more Bidenomics I can stand/   
   >   
   >Long before Biden   
      
   Yes indeed.  If it was 29% and now it's 29.2%, even if you blame Biden   
   for 0.2% who's responsible for the 29%, which 145 times the increase?   
   Yet all Bowman can imagine is that it's Biden's fault.   
      
   >Do I have to pay the federal universal service fee?   
   >The FCC does not require this charge to be passed on, but service   
   >providers are allowed to do so. These charges usually appear as a   
   >percentage of the consumer's phone bill. Companies cannot collect an   
   >amount that exceeds the percentage of their contribution to the USF.   
   >   
   >This contribution is known as the Universal Service Fund Fee. It is   
   >calculated as a percentage of a company's end-user telecommunications   
   >revenues. The rate varies but typically ranges from 15.5% to 33%. FUSF   
   >surcharges may be passed through to the final user of the   
   >telecommunications services.   
      
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