[VoiceOps] USF is 33.4% for 2Q2021

[Ed Guy]

What service  features of the service are subject to USF? 
is it only charged on retail land-line replacement or at multiple levels as a value-add? 
My understanding is that cellular services do not pay USF ( but, when we had a 
cell company several years ago, all taxes were outsourced..) 

Thanks
Ed


On 6/10/21, 1:07 PM, "VoiceOps on behalf of Alex Balashov" <voiceops-bounces at voiceops.org on behalf of abalashov at evaristesys.com> wrote:

    That, and, while I am not at all an expert on what can and can't be 
    recovered from customers, it was my impression that not 100% of USF can 
    be passed on.

    On 6/10/21 1:03 PM, Carlos Alvarez wrote:

    > Except that some of us specifically sell "bottom line" pricing that is 
    > not variable and not padded with 20 lines of fees and taxes.  Because 
    > our ILEC is known for quoting $100 and billing $130-150 actual price.
    > 
    > On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 9:38 AM Paul Timmins <paul at timmins.net 
    > <mailto:paul at timmins.net>> wrote:
    > 
    >     On 6/10/21 6:23 AM, Alex Balashov wrote:
    >      >
    >      > Yeah, observing it as an outsider who is not a service provider,
    >     I'm a
    >      > little shocked to say the least. It's hard to understand where that
    >      > kind of money is supposed to come from with the margins in this
    >     business.
    >      >
    >      > -- Alex
    >      >
    >     Passthru fees to the end user, duh. There's nothing us telcos can't
    >     cram
    >     on the bottom of the bill.
    > 
    >     Customers are gonna be ticked, but what ya gonna do. It's a line item
    >     now, and a line item later.
    > 
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