DC Public Service Commission: July 2006 Verizon's Residence Message Rate Service

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July 2006 Verizon's Residence Message Rate Service

Residence Message Rate Service	DC Rate	MD Rate	VA Rate
Basic Charge	$7.29	$10.16	$9.49
Message Charges - 100 Calls Assumed	$1.50	$3.50	$4.80
Call Allowance	75	65	50
Telephone Relay Service	Included in DC USTF	$0.20	$0.16
Emergency 911:
Low	n/a	$0.90	$0.50
High	$0.76	$1.00	$2.50
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	$3.00
High (Md = 2.81% + $2.00, Va= 25.4% )	n/a	$2.38	$4.01
Gross Receipts Tax:
Low (Va = 0.0%)	n/a	n/a	$-
High (DC = 10%, MD = 2.04%, VA = 1.50%)	$0.88	$0.28	$0.21
Subtotal:
Low	n/a	$23.10	$24.44
High	$14.28	$23.20	$27.45
Federal Excise Tax @ 3%
Low	n/a	$0.69	$0.73
High	$0.43	$0.70	$0.82
Federal & Local Universal Service Fund Surcharge	$0.58	$0.60	$0.66
Right of Way Tax (Only Applicable To Some Localities)	$1.58	$-	$0.61
Total:
Low	n/a	$24.40	$25.83
High	$16.87	$24.50	$29.54

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%.