Personal Finance and Investing

In April 2021, the Federal Communications Commission started collecting a 33.4% contribution factor for the Federal Universal Service Fund (FUSF), its highest rate ever. This fee is assessed on the interstate and international portions of your phone bill, including cellular, landline, and VoIP.


While it is a federal program, these are not taxes but discretionary fees that can change every quarter (and change they do).

For context, in the early aughts the contribution factor was in the single digits. The FCC revises the rate up or down each quarter, but it has been on an increase.

https://www.avalara.com/blog/en/north-america/2021/05/federal-universal-service-fee-increases-again.html#:~:text=In%20April%202021%2C%20the%20Federal,cellular%2C%20landline%2C%20and%20VoIP.

I don't read/check the bills. 'Thanks' for informing us.