What are Regulatory Recovery Fee surcharges?
The Regulatory Recovery Fee is $2.50 per Light House Network primary phone number. It is a fee that Light House Network charges its customers to recover implementation of E911 and regulatory-related costs that Light House Network incurs. These costs may include but are not limited to 911, E911, local number portability costs, CALEA compliance costs and other regulatory related fees and cost. The Regulatory Recovery Fee also includes similar cost incurred in foreign countries.
The Regulatory Recovery Fee is $1.50 per line. This is a fee that BroadVoice charges its customers to recover costs related to the Federal Universal Service Fund (USF), other similar funds, as well as domestic and international fees and surcharges. Your monthly bill will reflect a Regulatory Recovery Fee a $1.50 for each line on your account. You will not be charged a Regulatory Recovery Fee for Alternate Phone Numbers. So the goverment doesnt have any fees it imposes on VoIP providers, is this correct? See below… »www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/voip.pdf Does the FCC Regulate VoIP? The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has worked to create an environment promoting competition and innovation to benefit consumers. Historically, the FCC has not regulated the Internet or the services provided over it. On February 12, 2004, the FCC found that an entirely Internet-based VoIP service was an unregulated information service. On the same day, the FCC began a broader proceeding to examine
The Regulatory Recovery Fee is $2.50 per BroadVoice primary phone number. It is a fee that BroadVoice charges its customers for but not limited to local number portability costs, CALEA compliance costs and other regulatory related fees and cost. The Regulatory Recovery Fee also includes similar cost incurred in foreign countries. What are International Regulatory Recovery Fee surcharges? The International Regulatory Recovery Fee is $5.00 per BroadVoice primary phone number that have opted in for either the Unlimited World and Unlimited World Plus plans. This fee is for recovery of increasing costs and further International regulations being charged as BroadVoice expands into new foreign markets. Isn’t this double dipping, as well as just a hidden surcharge. Looks like they are learning from Airlines as well as the Telcos.
