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VOIPoTim
04-30-2008, 12:55 PM
Hey Guys,

For those of you that subscribe to another service be it telco, cable or VoIP, could you please do me a favor and post the provider name with the $ amounts of tax/911/recovery fees billed in this thread? Ideally the line by line breakdown.

I'm just looking for some verifiable samples for different areas to use the data for marketing purposes.

The higher the better. :)

It'll be more obvious where I'm going with this soon.

Thanks in advance!

burris
04-30-2008, 01:19 PM
Viatalk..

$3.45 month..

Has been increasing steadily..

Montano
04-30-2008, 03:55 PM
CallWithUs - $0
Les.net - $0
Bellshare.com - $0
Voicestick - $1 minimum usage fee
ViaTalk - $0 (was with VT from day 1)
Grandcentral - $0

burris
04-30-2008, 04:06 PM
CallWithUs - $0
Les.net - $0
Bellshare.com - $0
Voicestick - $1 minimum usage fee
ViaTalk - $0 (was with VT from day 1)
Grandcentral - $0

That's not what Tim wanted to hear..;)

Montano
04-30-2008, 04:18 PM
I know, but I have a feeling Voipo's charges will be well below other companies that do charge the fees.

VOIPoTim
04-30-2008, 04:24 PM
Well I did have that pricing post up already....

I'm working on "something" though. Just want to present it at the right time.


I know, but I have a feeling Voipo's charges will be well below other companies that do charge the fees.

usa2k
04-30-2008, 05:02 PM
TYPING SO I CAN POST A PIC ..........:rolleyes:

fisamo
04-30-2008, 06:03 PM
Here's another picture... For CallVantage, the $0.99 fee applies to everyone, and the $1.90 USF charge will vary depending on plan, discounts, extras (it's a percentage of the bill). Taxes, of course, vary by state and locality, as do E911 fees. My total is $5.69/mo. :(

NY Tel Guy
04-30-2008, 06:52 PM
YOUR AT&T CALLVANTAGE® STATEMENT
March 10 - April 9, 2008 AT&T Logo
Customer ID: 212 731-XXXX


SUMMARY OF CHARGES
Previous balance........................................... ........29.53
Payment received Mar 25 - Thank you.............................-$29.53
AT&T CallVantage® Service Plan.....................................24.99
Other charges and credits........................................... 3.80
Taxes............................................. ..................2.04
Total amount due $30.83
Automatic Payment Date April 25, 2008

AT&T CALLVANTAGE® SERVICE PLAN

Description Minutes Amount
AT&T CallVantage® Service Plan 24.99
monthly fee Apr 10 - May 9, 2008
Unlimited nationwide calling
Unlimited calls to Canada
Advanced feature package
Total AT&T CallVantage® Service Plan $24.99

OTHER CHARGES AND CREDITS

Date Description Amount
1 Apr 9 Carrier cost recovery fee .99
For an explanation of this charge,
which is not a tax or charge required by the government,
please call 1 800 854-9940 or visit
this website
2 Apr 9 Universal connectivity charge 1.90
For an explanation of this charge,
which is not a tax or charge required by the government,
please call 1 800 532-2021 or visit
this website
3 Apr 9 Intrastate Surcharge .62
4 Apr 9 NY Gross Receipts Surcharge .29
$3.80

TAXES

Description Amount
State tax .78
9-1-1 surcharge .35
Local tax .91
$2.04

gbh2o
04-30-2008, 08:57 PM
Hey Guys,

For those of you that subscribe to another service be it telco, cable or VoIP, could you please do me a favor and post the provider name with the $ amounts of tax/911/recovery fees billed in this thread? Ideally the line by line breakdown.
[...deleted...]
The higher the better. :)

TelaSip - $0
Future-Nine $0 [$1 E911 cost currently included in DID fee]
MyPhoneCompany USF=$.89, Regulatory Recovery Fee $1.00
Vbuzzer - $0
Voip.ms - $0
CallWithUs - $0
Les.net - $0
GrandCentral - $0
MyGlobalTalk - $0

Now to make you happy, although they reflect the impact of two different states... gotta love doing business with AT&T :D

AT&T CELL -
TOTAL MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGES $39.99

Credits, Adjustments & Other Charges
Regulatory Cost Recovery Charge 0.96
Federal Universal Service Charge 1.24
State Gross Receipts Surcharge 2.21
TOTAL CREDITS, ADJUSTMENTS & OTHER CHARGES $4.41

Government Fees & Taxes
911 Service Fee 1.00
State Sales Tax 2.65
County Sales Tax 0.44
TOTAL GOVERNMENT FEES & TAXES $4.09


EMBARF:
Total Charges $108.77
Embarq Solutions Embarq Solutions $36.95
Local Service Local Services $.00
Internet Internet $59.95

Then add in the Local Services baggage:
Telecommunications relay surcharge $.09
Federal universal service fund $.58
Emergency 911 surcharge $.70
Federal Tax - Tax imposed by the federal government on telecommunications services. $1.30
State Tax - Sales tax imposed by the state government. $2.92
Interstate access surcharge - This charge recovers part of the costs of local facilities used for interstate calling [all of $.50]. $5.68
Total Embarq Local Services Taxes and Surcharges $11.27

christcorp
04-30-2008, 09:17 PM
Packet8

Freedom Choice - Monthly Fee (13.99) 13.99
Prorated Monthly Charge
Account Adjustment 0.00
Directory Assistance 0.00
Regulatory Recovery Fee ($1.50 per DID) 1.50
E911 Service Fee (US Residents) 1.99
State 911 Fee 0.75
Universal Service Surcharge 0.90


Total Bill: $19.13
Service 500 minute plan: $13.99
FEES/TAX/ETC... $5.14

RockyBB
05-02-2008, 08:05 AM
Vonage

Residential Basic 500 Minutes Plan for 1-(303)-xxx-xxxx (04/Apr-03/May) $14.99
Regulatory Recovery Fee $0.99
Emergency 911 Cost Recovery $0.99
Sales Tax $1.37
Federal Universal Service Fee $1.27
Total Amount $19.61

VOIPoTim
05-02-2008, 07:58 PM
Does anyone here have Digital Phone from a cable co?

tristatevoip
05-04-2008, 10:57 AM
Yes i have voip from a cable company

VOIPoTim
05-04-2008, 12:50 PM
Yes i have voip from a cable company


I have general averages, but looking for specifics specific numbers and a city name.

So as an example, I can use "Vonage Customer from Houston: $X, $X, $X... Total Fees: $X".

It'll make more sense what we're looking to do marketing wise with this later.

tristatevoip
05-04-2008, 02:29 PM
Digtial Phone In Ohio With TWC
MONTHLY CHARGES $19.95 Unlimted Long Distance to anywhere in us
mexico and PR
TAXES AND FEES
SALES TAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.34
FCC REGULATORY FEE - PHONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.01
FEDERAL UNIVERSAL SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.59

tristatevoip
05-04-2008, 02:30 PM
State 911 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.32

vipsoft
05-07-2008, 02:27 AM
I use the following services for home, work, and home office, respectively. (For your reference, Tim, you can say the city is Toronto.)

Bell Canada (landline) - every month, there's $0.19 charged for "911 emergency service access" and $2.80 charged for "touch tone service"

Rogers Home Phone - a recurring, non-governmental $5.95 system access fee (also called a system administration fee), $0.22 911 Emergency Service Access Fee (I believe this varies by province), and $0.19 TTY Hearing Impaired Assistance fee. AFAIK the first two fees are waived for the second line on an account. The "All World Plan" (long distance) is $1/mo + usage. (Calls between Rogers customers are free and incur no long distance charges.) (BTW these charges are comparable to my monthly Telus Mobility phone bill which shows $0.50 "Enhanced 911 access charge" and a $6.95 network/system access fee.)

Telehop Broadtalk.ca (rebranding of Vianet.ca's vTone service) - the monthly charge for the VOIP service is all inclusive, except for provincial and federal sales taxes (8%, 5%, respectively).