Enhanced 911 Fee (E911)
This charge is imposed by local governments to help pay for emergency services such as fire and rescue.Federal Tax
This is a three percent tax mandated by the federal government (not the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)). It is imposed on all telecommunications services, including local, long distance and wireless bills.Federal Subscriber Line Charge (FAC)
This was instituted after the break-up of AT&T in 1984 to cover the costs of the local phone network. This fee is charged per phone line. Local phone companies recover some of the costs of telephone lines connected to your home or business through a monthly charge on your local telephone bill. This charge is usually called the subscriber line charge. It is sometimes called the federal subscriber line charge because it is regulated - and capped - by the FCC and not by state public utilities commissions. This is sometimes referred to as a EUCL fee. This is not a tax.Internet Service
are the monthly charges for Internet services such as Dedicated Internet Access.International Calls
are the charges for calls carried by G4 Communications originating in one country and terminating in a different country.Interstate Long Distance
are the charges for calls carried by G4 Communications originating in one LATA or state and terminating in a different LATA, state.Intrastate Long Distance
are the charges for calls carried by G4 Communications/Otel Telekom that terminate outside your local calling area but within your LATA (Local Access Transport Area). LATA is a geographical area defined by the FCC within which a local telephone company may offer telecommunication services.Local Calls
This charge appears on the bill for measured telephone service and, are the charges for calls carried by G4 Communications/Otel Telekom within your local calling area.Local Number Portability Charge (LNP)
The FCC allows local telephone companies to recover certain costs for providing telephone number portability to its customers. This charge provides residential and business telephone customers with the ability to retain, at the same location, their existing local telephone numbers when switching from one local telephone service provider to another. This is a fixed, monthly charge. This is not a tax.Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier Charge (PICC)
This is a fee that long distance companies pay to local telephone companies to recover part of the costs of providing the "local loop." Local loop is a term that refers to the outside telephone wires, underground conduit, telephone poles, and other facilities that link each telephone customer to the telephone network. If G4 is not the choosen long distance carrier, this will be charged by the long distance company and not G4.State Tax
This charge is imposed by state governments on communications services.Telephone Service
This service includes the monthly charges for local voice services such as basic business lines and Centrex service.Universal Service Fund (USF)
Telecommunications carriers are required by the FCC to pay a percentage of their revenues for inter-state and international services into the USF. The FCC sets this percentage on a quarterly basis. The USF helps provide affordable telecommunications services for low-income customers and customers in rural areas. This fund also provides discounts for eligible schools, libraries and rural healthcare providers.XConnect Service
are the monthly charges for private high capacity digital lines.
