Under the direction of the FCC, the Universal Service Administration Company (USAC) administers the federal USF, which is a tax designed to pay for discounted telecommunications service rates for schools, libraries and rural healthcare facilities and to keep local exchange rates at reasonable levels in "high-cost" rural areas. The federal USF tax is applied to all interstate and international telephone charges.

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. See similar questions...

USF is a tax designed to aid poor households, rural areas and schools pay for telephone and data technology. See similar questions...

This charge pays for government mandated subsidies designed to make phone service available in rural areas and to the poor. It also pays for Internet access for schools, libraries, and rural healthcare providers. See similar questions...

Universal Service Fee is a federal tax imposed on interstate and international usage. This was set up to provide telecommunication access to schools and colleges in rural and low-income areas where the likelihood of technology would be slim. The amount imposed varies depending on your state and/or local area because every state has a different level of need. It is very difficult to give a uniform answer as to where you can locate this charge on your phone bill. See similar questions...

The 1996 Telecommunications Act requires all long distance companies to contribute a portion of their revenues to the Federal Universal Service Fund which provides discounted telecommunications services to schools, libraries and low income consumers. Telecom*USA's Federal Universal Service Fee is a 11.3% charge on state-to-state and international monthly long distance charges, which is used to help contribute to this fund. This charge will appear separately on your bill. See similar questions...

The Kansas Universal Service Fund, or KUSF, was created by the enactment of the Kansas Telecommunications Act of 1996 that addressed competition and regulation for intrastate telecommunications services. Among other things, the legislation required reductions in the access rates that local telephone companies charge to interexchange carriers (long distance companies such as AT&T, Sprint, MCI, etc.) for long distance calls that originate and terminate within the state of Kansas. See similar questions...

Wells Fargo Financial presently offers 3 types of deferred payment plans: 3,6 & 12 months. The 3-month plan has no administration fee. The amount of the contract is not changed. The 6-month plan has a 1.5% administration fee. This is added to your contract with Furnace Factory Direct Inc. under "additional charges". this is a fee levied upon us by the financing company. Essentially, it is similar to a 6-month loan, at 3% interest. See similar questions...

Surcharges to recover the Company's costs of contributing to Federal and State Universal Service Funds, which are mandated by federal and state laws and /or rules to provide affordable telecommunications services to all citizens, including low-income, eligible schools and libraries, rural health care providers, and consumers in high cost service areas. Return Checks are subject to a service charge of $25.00 or the maximum allowed by law. See similar questions...

a result of Congress and the Telecommunications Act of 1996, all telephone companies are required to contribute to the government mandated USF fund. This 'tax' was created to allow for affordable telephone service to schools, libraries, rural health care facilities etc. Your telephone carrier is permitted to charge USF fees as a way to recover their cost of providing its customers with phone service. Some carriers charge a monthly fee while other charge a percentage of your bill. See similar questions...

We do a thorough evaluation of your catalogue. We analyze number of active works in your catalogue, revenue history, estimated future revenues, size of the territory, number of licenses issued, amount of work to re-direct your revenues and register titles around the world, etc. See similar questions...