DC Public Service Commission: October 2000 Verizon's Lifeline Service-Economy II-D.C.,Maryland and Virginia

October 2000 Verizon's Lifeline Service-Economy II-D.C.,Maryland and Virginia

Lifeline Service	Dc	Md	Va
Basic Charge (Message Rate)	$3.00	$0.66	$2.50
Upgrade Service ( 65 Yrs & Over - Flat Rate )	$1.00	N/A	N/A
Message Charges - 100 Calls Assumed	$ -	$5.60	$4.80
Call Allowance	200	30	50
Telephone Relay Service	Included In Basic Charge	$0.20	N/A
Emergency :911
Low	N/A	N/A	$0.50
High	$0.56	$0.60	$1.75
Federal Subscriber Line Charge	N/A	N/A	N/A
Local Number Portability Charge	N/A	N/A	N/A
Local Taxes: ( Applied Differently Between Cos.)
Low	N/A	N/A	-
High (Md = 2.81%, Va = 25%)	N/A	$0.18	$0.63
Gross Receipts Tax:
Low ( Va = 1.48%)	$0.10	N/A	$0.11
High (Dc = 10%, Md = 2.04%)	$0.30	$0.13	$-
Sub Total
Low	$1.66	N/A	$7.91
High	$3.86	$7.36	$9.68
Federal Excise Tax @ 3%
Low	$0.05	N/A	$0.24
High	$0.12	$0.22	$0.29
Right Of Way Tax (Only Applicable To Some Localities )	$0.68	$-	$0.57
Total:
High	$2.39	N/A	$8.72
Low	$4.66	$7.58	$10.54