TC2's David Rohde on Telecom
Tag: Surcharges
Apparently feeling left out, Verizon adds an Administrative Expense Fee
May 17, 2013
Were you under the impression that Verizon does not have a surcharge for the regulatory costs it incurs? Neither was I. They always charge extra for regulatory costs! And yet today Verizon added a regulatory-related “Administrative Expense Fee” of 0.45% … Continue reading
The beginning of the end of the independent Sprint
October 11, 2012
Sprint this morning has confirmed that it’s considering a sale of the company. That may not be quite the way it put it. Sprint says that Japanese giant SoftBank – a major mobile provider among many other businesses – is … Continue reading
Those property tax fees take all the fun out of USF decreases
July 20, 2012
By now you may have noticed that the universal service surcharge for the third quarter dropped from 17.4% to 15.7%. The way in which the official USF “contribution factor” bounces around from quarter to quarter depends on technical factors affecting … Continue reading
AT&T’s Property Tax Allotment increase restarts the surcharge merry-go-round
May 16, 2012
Here come more changes in the percentage-based surcharge line-up. AT&T has just increased its “Property Tax Allotment” fee from 3.17% to 4.05% of applicable revenues, effective May 1. More changes in the percentage-based federal surcharges, either from the other carriers … Continue reading
USF contribution factor dips a little … very little
March 22, 2012
Don’t let this brighten your day! The universal service surcharge is dropping from 17.9% to 17.4% on April 1. Whoop-de-doo. In a sense, the small amount of the change illustrates the way that other factors affect your surcharge situation more … Continue reading
USF surcharge factor reaches yet another record high
December 20, 2011
The following is a guest post by LB3 partner Andrew Brown, who is based in Washington, D.C. Last week, the Federal Communications Commission officially announced that the Universal Service Fund contribution factor – the percentage surcharge that appears each month … Continue reading
The head-spinning challenge of SIP Trunking surcharge calculations
October 20, 2011
The following is a guest post by TC2 Senior Consultant Janis Stephens, who is based in Columbus, Ohio. If you think that figuring surcharges beyond universal service is complicated, as David illustrated yesterday, wait until you start dealing with surcharges on … Continue reading
Seeing surcharges clearly through the haze of carrier terminology
October 19, 2011
What on earth is Verizon’s “Carrier Cost Recovery” surcharge, and why is it on your bill? The term seems to be a parody of circular logic. Of course Verizon has “carrier costs” – Verizon’s in the carrier business. Its profit … Continue reading
- SIP over MPLS? Check. Packaged LD pricing? Check. Concurrent call pooling? Well …
- Apparently feeling left out, Verizon adds an Administrative Expense Fee
- Data pooling plans gain momentum as data usage accelerates
- Softbank’s fight with Dish for Sprint runs far afield from the enterprise
- Getting a grasp on your telecom inventory – is it possible?
- Declining account support and the rise of the vendor “Program Management Office”
- Machine-to-machine: A whole new wireless pricing ballgame
- Transformation projects require their own timeline and approach
- CenturyLink cuts shareholder dividend as necessary transition accelerates
- Data sharing plans already add usage … and devices