DC Public Service Commission: October 2005 Verizon's Residence Message Rate Service

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October 2005 Verizon's Residence Message Rate Service

Residence Message Rate Service	DC Rate	MD Rate	VA Rate
Basic Charge	$7.29	$9.66	$8.63
Message Charges - 100 Calls Assumed	$1.50	$2.80	$4.80
Call Allowance	75	65	50
Telephone Relay Service	Included In Basic Charge	$0.20	$0.16
Emergency 911:
Low	n/a	$0.75	$0.50
High	$0.76	$1.00	$2.00
Federal Subscriber Line Charge	$3.85	$5.68	$6.28
Wireless Local Number Portability Charge	$-	$-	$-
Local Taxes: (Applied Differently Between Cos - includes VA.Sales and Use Tax Surcharge eff. 9/1/05)
Low(VA=25.1%)	n/a	n/a	$3.74
High (Md = 2.81%, Va= 25.4% )	n/a	$0.35	$3.79
Gross Receipts Tax:
Low (Va = 0.0%)	n/a	n/a	$-
High (Dc = 10%, Md = 2.04%, Va = 1.50%)	$0.88	$0.25	$0.20
Subtotal:
Low	n/a	$19.69	$24.31
High	$14.28	$19.94	$25.86
Federal Excise Tax @ 3%
Low	n/a	$0.59	$0.73
High	$0.43	$0.60	$0.78
Federal Universal Service Fund Surcharge	$0.40	$0.58	$0.65
Right Of Way Tax (Only Applicable To Some Localities)	$1.22	$-	$0.61
Total:
Low	n/a	$20.87	$25.69
High	$16.33	$21.12	$27.89

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%.