DC Public Service Commission: January 2006 Verizon's Residential Flat Rate Service

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January 2006 Verizon's Residential Flat Rate Service

Residence Flat Rate Service	DC Rate	MD Rate	VA Rate
Basic Charge	$12.78	$16.51	$15.45
Message Charges - Unlimited	n/a	n/a	n/a
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 of 0.4%)
Low (VA=0.4% S&U for Arlington+1.50% GRT=1.90%)	n/a	n/a	$4.13
High (MD = 2.81%, VA= 25.4% )	n/a	$0.46	$5.52
Gross Receipts Tax:
Low (Va = 0.0%)	n/a	n/a	$-
High (DC = 10%, MD = 2.04%, VA = 1.50%)	$1.28	$0.34	$0.23
Subtotal:
Low	n/a	$23.94	$26.75
High	$18.67	$24.19	$29.64
Federal Excise Tax @ 3%
Low	n/a	$0.72	$0.80
High	$0.56	$0.73	$0.89
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	$25.24	$28.81
High	$20.85	$25.50	$31.79

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%.