What are PICC and USF charges?
Recent changes made by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) modified the charges that all long distance companies must pay to local telephone companies for access to local telephone networks. The Pre-subscribed Inter-exchange Carrier Charge (PICC) represents what long distance carriers must pay the local telephone companies for use and maintenance of local telephone lines. The Universal Service Fund (USF) is the fee all long distance carriers must pay to provide more affordable services to schools, libraries, low-income users, rural health care providers, and high cost rural and insular areas.
