FCC Plans to Overhaul Universal Service Fund
Mar 5, 2010, 2:30 PM by Eric M. Zeman
Today the Federal Communications Commission proposed a major change to the Universal Service Fund. The USF is collected from U.S. citizens via their phones bills and is put towards developing voice services in underserved rural areas. Rather than put the USF money towards new voice services, the FCC believe it should now be spend on helping deliver broadband services to these same regions. The FCC's proposal would have the money migrate from one pot to the other over the course of 10 years.
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Increase?
As long as it doesn't increase my Fee and my bill doesn't go up I have no problem or care of what they do with this crap fund anyway!
You are going to whine about an increase of less than a dollar a month? A minimal increase that actually benefits the country as a whole and not just your sheltered view and limited area?
People always scream about no increases in taxes, fees, etc,...
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People always scream about no increases in taxes, fees, etc,...
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Paying income tax. Paying sales tax. Paying tax on my cable bill. Paying tax an gas. Paying property tax. Paying all kinds of weird taxes on my land line phone. Paying the same taxes on my wireless bill. 😡
May be if the government would s...
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The REAL lesson is...
Taxes start because they are supposedly needed for some purpose. But when that purpose is fulfilled, we find out the truth... they just want money to spend on whatever they want to do. Oh, did we finally cover enough of the freaking country with cell towers? Shall we stop taking the money? Hell no, let's spend it on something else.
Socialism, my friend. Your buddy Obama loves to spend our money. Read Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand and you will start to hate governmental agencies, like the FCC, then slowly develop a fear for them. The U.S.S.A. is nigh.
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You are missing the point
OK- so this belongs in the other thread. but oh well.
The USF is not a tax or government charge. In fact the FCC or administration has nothing to do with what the consumer pays.
Telcom's are charged by the FCC based on customer base. It is then up to each individual company on how they will asses charges passed on to you in order to recover what they are required to pay.
So bottom line- while all telcoms pass this charge on. They are doing so on their own accord.
So yes, blame your carrier.
The USF is not a tax or government charge. In fact the FCC or administration has nothing to do with what the consumer pays.
Telcom's are charged by the FCC based on customer base. It is then up to each individual company on how they will asses charges passed on to you in order to recover what they are required to pay.
So bottom line- while all telcoms pass this charge on. They are doing so on their own accord.
So yes, blame your carrier.
Yes, blame the carrier for passing on the charges implemented by politicians which WE voted for!
You really have to be an idiot to think that all of these taxes wouldn't be part of our bill whether they were enumerated or not. There really isn't a...
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You really have to be an idiot to think that all of these taxes wouldn't be part of our bill whether they were enumerated or not. There really isn't a...
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