02 February 2014, 09:40
NormanConquestTelephone bill charges
I don't need to do a preamble on this subject as we all feel the same;foolish charges that no one understands,etc. Here's one that I got from the "National Revue". The one called universal charge/fee is strictly for providing free cel phones to the welfare recipients.By all means,look it up. I do not think that a magazine like National Revue would even think about doing something illegal in the form of false witness.....Look at your own phone bill.
02 February 2014, 22:06
GatogordoWell, it is actually the phone company charging you for the costs of a federal regulation.....but it still
SUCKS!!! 
quote:
Universal Connectivity Fee (Universal Service Fund), Federal:
Because telephones provide a vital link to emergency services, to government services and to surrounding communities, it has been our nation’s policy to promote telephone service to all households since this service began in the 1930s. The USF helps to make phone service affordable and available to all Americans, including consumers with low incomes, those living in areas where the costs of providing telephone service is high, schools and libraries and rural health care providers. Congress has mandated that all telephone companies providing interstate service must contribute to the USF. Although not required to do so by the government, many carriers choose to pass their contribution costs on to their customers in the form of a line item, often called the “Federal Universal Service Fee” or “Universal Connectivity Fee”.
Also known as Carrier Universal Service Charge.

14 February 2014, 12:46
Allan DeGrootBasically it subsidizes the phone company to run lines to remote locations where they would not normally run lines because they can simply never hope to get a return on their investment let alone make a profit