What is the Federal end user common line charge on my bill?
It is a charge instituted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after the break-up of AT&T in 1984. It was designed so that business and residential customers would more directly contribute toward the cost of providing long distance service. The charge may appear on your bill as “Federal Subscriber Line Charge”, “FCC Charge for Network Access”, “Federal Line Cost Charge”, “Interstate Access Charge”, “Interstate Single Line Charge”, or “Customer Line Charge”. This charge is regulated and capped by the FCC. Local telephone companies recover some of the costs of telephone lines connected to your business or home through this monthly charge.
