What is the $0.55 surcharge on my call detail report?
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) allows companies that operate pay phones to attach a surcharge for their services. Such “operator services” are typically accessed from the following: Public pay phones.Hotel phones. College dormitory phones. Commercial phone line systems.The surcharge will appear after any applicable calls in your call detail record. Unfortunately there is no way to determine whether this charge will be assessed until your call is placed and the charge appears on your statement. Generally, all public pay phones will assess this surcharge, while not all of the other locations will. Click here to read more about pay phone charges.
