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February 2008 Verizon's Residence Message Rate Service

Residence Message Rate Service DC Rate MD Rate VA Rate
Basic Charge $7.29 $10.46 $10.97
Message Charges - 100 Calls Assumed $1.50 $3.50 $5.10
Call Allowance 75 65 50
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 $1.12
High (MD = 2.00/access line in Montgomery County,VA=5.0%) n/a $0.39 $1.12
Gross Receipts Tax:
Low (Va = 0.0%) n/a n/a $-
High (DC = 10%, MD = 2.04%, VA = 0%) $0.88 $0.28 $-
Subtotal:
Low n/a $21.42 $24.20
High $14.28 $21.52 $24.20
Federal Excise Tax @ 3%
Low n/a $0.64 $0.70
High $0.43 $0.65 $0.70
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 $22.64 $25.54
High $17.01 $22.74 $26.21
       

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%.
 
 
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