DC Public Service Commission: February 2008 Verizon's Residential Flat Rate Service

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February 2008 Verizon's Residential Flat Rate Service

Residence Flat Rate Service	DC Rate	MD Rate	VA Rate
Basic Charge	$12.78	$17.51	$16.37
Message Charges - Unlimited	n/a	n/a	n/a
Telephone Relay Service	Included in Basic Charge	$0.20	$-
Emergency 911:
Low	n/a	$0.90	$0.75
High	$0.76	$1.00	$0.75
Federal Subscriber Line Charge	$3.85	$5.68	$6.26
Wireless Local Number Portability Charge	$-	$-	$-
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	$1.13
High (MD = 2.00/access line in Montgomery County,VA=5.0%)	n/a	$0.49	$1.13
Gross Receipts Tax:
Low (Va = 0.0%)	n/a	n/a	$-
High (DC = 10%, MD = 2.04%, VA = 0%)	$1.28	$0.36	$-
Subtotal:
Low	n/a	$25.14	$24.51
High	$18.67	$25.24	$24.51
Federal Excise Tax @ 3%
Low	n/a	$0.75	$0.71
High	$0.56	$0.76	$0.71
Federal Universal Service Fund Surcharge	$0.39	$0.58	$0.64
Right of Way Tax (Only applicable to some localities)	$1.91	$-	$0.67
Total:
Low	n/a	$26.47	$25.86
High	$21.53	$26.58	$26.53

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%.