FCC Plans to Overhaul Universal Service Fund
Increase?
People always scream about no increases in taxes, fees, etc,...
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May be if the government would s...
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The REAL lesson is...
You are missing the point
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.
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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