government fees and taxes and other charges

6.1 Government Fees and Taxes and Other Charges

In addition to the rates and charges pertaining to TelePacific services described herein, certain Fees, Taxes and Other Charges (Charges) apply. Such Charges are calculated based upon the amount billed to the customer for TelePacific services. The Charges are described below.
Government Fees and Taxes
6.1.1 911 Tax is a surcharge set annually by the California Department of General Services and collected by suppliers of intrastate telecommunications services to support California's public safety answering points (PSAPs) and is remitted directly to California Board of Equalization.
6.1.2 California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) provides grants to telecom companies to promote universal service by funding qualified carrier projects that will provide broadband services in un-served and underserved areas and build out facilities in underserved areas, if funding is available. CASF is funded by a surcharge on revenues of telecom carriers which is collected by carriers from end-users of intrastate telecommunications services. Although CASF was instituted in late 2007, the rate has recently been set at 0%. As of, November 1, 2011 the CPUC has raised the rate to 0.14%.
6.1.3 California High Cost Fund A Surcharge provides revenues to small local LECs to minimize rate disparity of basic telephone services between rural and metropolitan areas and is remitted directly to the CPUC
6.1.4 California High Cost Fund B Surcharge provides service to residential customers in high cost areas. The purpose is to keep basic telephone service affordable and to meet the CPUC goal of universal service and is remitted directly to the CPUC.
6.1.5 California Teleconnect Fund Surcharge enhances universal service by providing discounted telecommunications services to qualified schools, libraries, government-owned and operated hospitals and clinics, and community based organizations. The program is funded by a surcharge on all end-users of intrastate telecommunications services and is remitted directly to the CPUC.
6.1.6 Communication Users Tax represents a tax imposed by the City of Los Angeles on telecommunications utilities in its jurisdiction, which is passed through to customers in the City of Los Angeles.
6.1.7 Federal Excise Tax is a 3% tax imposed on local telephone service and associated equipment and is remitted directly to the Internal Revenue Service.
6.1.8 PUC Tax (Fees) helps to finance the CPUC operating budget. This fee is based on a carrier's gross intrastate revenue and is remitted directly to the CPUC.
6.1.9 Relay Service Communications Device Fund (DEAF)1 provides telecommunications devices to the deaf or hearing impaired. It also provides California Relay Service (CRS) and has been expanded to serve individual Californians with hearing, vision, speech, cognitive and mobility disabilities. Monies collected are remitted directly to a financial institution, as directed by the CPUC
6.1.10 Statutory Gross Receipts Tax is a fee set by a local government entity such as a city or county for the privilege of operating a telecommunications service in that jurisdiction. The fee is remitted directly to the treasurer of the local government entity entitled to collect the fee.
6.1.11 Utility Users Tax2 represents a tax or surcharge imposed by a city or county on utilities in their jurisdictions, which is passed through to customers in those jurisdictions.
6.1.12 Wireless 911 is a surcharge set annually by the California Department of General Services and collected by suppliers of intrastate telecommunications services to support California's public safety answering points (PSAPs) and is remitted directly to California Board of Equalization.
6.1.13 Wireless Utility Users Tax represents a tax or surcharge imposed by a city or county on utilities in their jurisdictions, which is passed through to customers in those jurisdictions.
Other Charges
6.1.1

Administrative Service Fee (ASF). ASF is a fee based on monthly charges on each invoice. It is calculated based on all billed monthly recurring charges (MRCs) and pro-rated recurring charges, all billed usage including local, intraLATA toll, intrastate, interstate and international long distance, inbound toll free, wireless voice, SMS and wireless data usage, call completion, call trace, Conference Central, TeleBlock, collect calls and directory assistance, and End User Common Line Charge (EUCL) charges.

ASF is $30 on invoiced charges as noted above up to $1000.00. Invoices over $1000.00 will be charged 3% of those charges.
6.1.2 Carrier Cost Recovery Fee. This fee is 0.7635% and is applied to all billed MRCs and pro-rated recurring charges, all billed usage including local, intraLATA toll, intrastate, interstate and international long distance, inbound toll free, wireless voice, SMS and wireless data usage, call completion, call trace, Conference Central, TeleBlock, collect calls and directory assistance and End User Common Line Charge (EUCL). The percentage fee will be adjusted quarterly based on then-current costs.
6.1.3 End User Common Line Charge (EUCL). EUCL is a monthly fee that a customer pays to be connected to the telephone network. This was instituted after the break-up of AT&T in 1984 to cover the costs of the local phone network. The FCC caps the maximum price that a company may charge for this. This is not a government fee or tax but a charge for use of the telcom company’s network to deliver local calls.
Legacy TelePacific Territory
  CA - AT&T CA -Verizon CA -Surewest/Frontier Nevada
per Line $4.63 $7.50 $9.20 $4.80
per SuperTrunk $111.12 $180.00 $220.80 $115.20
per Voice only PRI $23.15 $37.50 $46.00 $38.40

 

Legacy Mpower Territory
  CA - AT&T CA -Verizon Nevada
Single Business Line $6.01 $6.00 $4.28
Multiple Business Lines $6.01 $7.57 $5.51
Payphone Lines $6.01 $7.57 $5.51
Integrated/Measured Lines $6.01 $7.57 $5.51
Trunks (including PRI) $35.01 $37.85 $27.55
First Residential Line $6.01 $6.00 $4.28
Additional Residential Line $6.01 $7.00 $4.74

 
6.1.4 Federal Universal Service Fund Fee. The monthly fee will be the FCC quarterly Universal Service Contribution Factor converted to a percentage and applied to all interstate and international services on a customer's bill. The current fee is 17.4% and is recalculated quarterly by the FCC.
6.1.5 Hosted PBX E911 Dial Service. This fee is charged to business VoIP customers on a per end-user seat basis per month to support the costs of complying with the FCC's enhanced 911 service requirements for portable VoIP services.
6.1.6

Local Number Portability Fee. LNP is a fee assessed to recover costs of compliance to allow customers to retain their telephone numbers when changing local providers. The LNP charge is not subject to any discounting and does not contribute to any monthly minimum usage guarantees.

LNP is $0.31 per line or $1.55 per trunk per month. SmartVoice services are excluded from LNP. This charge will be adjusted quarterly to reflect the then current cost for maintenance of this capability.
6.1.7 Long Distance Access Charge. The monthly recurring charge of $4.00 applies to each line, trunk, or channel that is presubscribed to the Company's Long Distance Service. For services such as SuperTrunk, a Long Distance Access Charge will apply to each presubscribed channel of the 24 channel service. The charge is applicable whether or not a long distance call is made. Only one Long Distance Access Charge applies per presubscribed line, trunk, or channel.
6.1.8 Non-ILEC Switching Fee. This is a charge on wholesale POTS lines to cover the costs TelePacific pays to ILECs for tandem switching for non-ILEC transit traffic.
6.1.9 NV Universal Service Fund Fee. This fee provides for the availability of affordable and reliable basic service to persons with low income and persons in rural, insular and high cost areas, which is paid to the universal service fund administrator, solely, for deposit into the fund.
6.1.10 Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee. This monthly charge is assessed on residential end-user customers on a per line basis that helps to recover the costs associated with network connection charges, property taxes and the expenses of regulatory proceedings and compliance.
6.1.11 San Diego Underground Conversion Fee. A fee that allows for the recovery of costs associated with the burial of aerial facilities within the City of San Diego city limits. The fee applies to customers in San Diego and is $1.99 per POTS line (provided by 2 wire loop). Lines delivered over T1 will not incur the fee. California Lifeline customers are exempt from the fee.
6.1.12 State Universal Service Fund Fee3. A fee to support discounted basic (landline) telephone services to eligible California households. The rate is 1.15% of all billed MRCs and pro-rated recurring charges, all billed usage charges including local, intraLATA toll and intrastate and Directory Assistance calls.
6.1.13 2007 UNE Rate Case Surcharge. Periodic rate change/increase accepted by the PUC for Embarq/CenturyLink UNE, which are used by TelePacific to provision customer service, and which is passed through to the end-user customer pursuant to contract.
  1Legacy Mpower invoice title is CA Relay Serv & Comm Device
2Legacy Mpower invoice title is Local Utility User Tax
3Legacy Mpower invoice title is Universal Lifeline Service Fee




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