DC Public Service Commission: February 2008 Lifeline Service

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February 2008 Lifeline Service - Economy II

Lifeline Service - Economy II	Dc Rate	Md Rate	Va Rate
Basic Charge (Flat Rate)	$3.00	$0.66	$3.00
Upgrade Service (65 Yrs & Over - Flat Rate)	$1.00	n/a	n/a
Message Charges - 100 Calls Assumed	n/a	$7.00	$5.10
Call Allowance	Unlimited	30	50
Telephone Relay Service	Included in Basic Charge	$0.20	n/a
Emergency 911:
Low		$0.90	$0.75
High	$0.76	$1.00	$0.75
Federal Subscriber Line Charge	n/a	n/a	n/a
Wireless Local Number Portability Charge	n/a	n/a	n/a
Local Taxes: (applied differently between Cos. - includes VA. Sales and Use Tax Surcharge eff. 9/1/05)
Low (VA = 5.0%)(MD=8% Prince George's County)	n/a	n/a	$0.41
High (MD = 2.00/access line in Montgomery County,VA=5.0%)	n/a	$0.22	$0.41
Gross Receipts Tax:
Low (DC = 10%, VA = 0.00%)	$0.10	n/a	$-
High (DC = 11%, MD = 2.81%, VA = 0%)	$0.33	$0.22	$-
Subtotal:
Low	$1.86	$9.19	$9.26
High	$4.09	$9.29	$9.26
Federal Excise Tax @ 3%
Low	$0.06	$0.28	$0.26
High	$0.12	$0.28	$0.26
Federal Universal Service Fund Surcharge	$-	$-	$-
Right of Way Tax (only applicable to some localities)	$1.91	$-	$0.67
Total:
Low	$3.83	$9.47	$9.51
High	$6.12	$9.57	$10.18

NOTES:

(1) MD and VA rates are based on the major metropolitan areas.

(MD = Montgomery & Prince George Counties; VA = Falls Church, Alexandria, Fairfax, Arlington )

(2) In VA., Arlington County does not have a Local Tax but does have a 1.50% Gross Receipts Tax.

Fairfax County E911 tax is $3.00 and the lowest is Alexandria at $0.50.

VA implemented a 0.4% sales & use tax surcharge for all customers 9-01-05.

(3) For DC, there is no residential local tax on regulated services except the 10% GRT surcharge. For business

customers, there is a sales tax of 5.75% in addition to the GRT surcharge @11%.