What is the USF (Universal Service Fund) fee?
Answer from Federal Communications Commission documents: A universal fund which helps compensate telephone companies for providing access to services at affordable rates throughout the country, including rural, insular and high cost areas, and to public institutions. These fees have been charged in connection with consumers’ long distance service. The amounts charged and the name describing the universal service-related fees vary considerably among carriers. Some carriers have labeled the fee as “Universal Connectivity Charge,” “Federal Universal Service Fee,” “Carrier Universal Service Charge (CUSC),” and even “Local Service Subsidy.” Notes from this website: USF charges are usually added as a percentage at the end of the calendar month. Depending on your billing cycle, you may see calls charged on one bill, then the USF on those calls the next bill. 1010 220 and 1010 987 were calculating and billing their USF fees weekly, according to users who had emailed me about their bills.
Answer from Federal Communications Commission documents: A universal fund which helps compensate telephone companies for providing access to services at affordable rates throughout the country, including rural, insular and high cost areas, and to public institutions. These fees have been charged in connection with consumers’ long distance service. The amounts charged and the name describing the universal service-related fees vary considerably among carriers. Some carriers have labeled the fee as “Universal Connectivity Charge,” “Federal Universal Service Fee,” “Carrier Universal Service Charge (CUSC),” and even “Local Service Subsidy.” Notes from this website: USF charges are usually added as a percentage at the end of the calendar month. Depending on your billing cycle, you may see calls charged on one bill, then the USF on those calls the next bill. 1010 220 and 1010 987 were calculating and billing their USF fees weekly, according to users who had emailed me about their bills.
