When did Raw Bandwidth begin collecting FUSF?
Raw Bandwidth has reserved the right to seprately bill FUSF and other government and agency fees, taxes, and assessments since the inception of our DSL service; when we provided service over Covad and NorthPoint lines, we did in fact itemize FUSF on those lines. Beginning on 7/1/05, Raw Bandwidth has begun itemizing FUSF on the bills of our current ADSL service utilizing SBC/ASI DSL lines. Note that generally Raw Bandwidth is grandfathering existing customers on specific rate plans and installations established prior to 7/1/05. Until further notice, these customers won’t have a separtely itemized FUSF charge unless they take some action such as move service, change speeds, or otherwise sign onto a term rate plan. Grandfathered customers who do nothing may still see a FUSF line item added to their account if their monthly price with any extra IP addresses is reduced by Raw Bandwidth; in these cases, they are seeing an overall reduction in cost even when the new FUSF line item is added.
