FCC FUSF charges clarification

Wed Oct 14 21:30:17 UTC 2020

re.

actually it is more than 20%... (i miscalculated stuff)

On the IPT part is 6%; on the waveleght part is 48,2%.

anoyone out there that can point some light on this ?

Or all the other carriers are wrong ? :)

On Wed, 2020-10-14 at 22:14 +0100, Nuno Vieira via NANOG wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> Need some help/insight from you guys on this:
> 
> Company A is an incorporated in Europe, where it main business is,
> however it has some pops within USA.
> 
> Company A uses services from several companies within USA. (carrier
> H,
> C, Z, G, L, etc..)  all in the United States to remotelly connect his
> stuff.
> 
> All companies charge company A the agreed fees, except company Z.
> 
> Company A has two services with company Z.
> 
> One is IP Transit (in SFO, CA)
> Other is a Metro Wavelenght (also in SFO, CA)
> 
> Company Z charges company A on top of agreed services:
> 
> for IP Transit (other charges representing roughly 6%)
> 
> for the wavelenght (a lot of charges, such as the ones described
> below)
> 
> - FCC Regulatory Fee (wireline)
> - Fed Universal Service Fund
> - CA High Cost Fund A
> - CA Teleconnect Fund
> - CA TRS
> - CASF
> - Universal Lifeline Telephone Service Charge
> - Utility Users Tax
> 
> nevertheless company A DOES NOT have any "Telephone" services
> or whatsoever in the USA.
> 
> At the end of the day what was meant to be a fixed bill is in fact a
> 20% higher one...
> 
> So... my question IS:   Is an European company (or whatsoever foreign
> wholesale company) WITHOUT ANY customers in USA liable to pay those
> taxes to the carrier ?
> 
> Thanks for all you help.
> 
> /Nuno
> 
> 