My monthly cell bill with AT&T comes with the following charges every month that I dont understand...
Credits, Adjustments & Other Charges
Regulatory Cost Recovery Charge 1.25
City Utility Users Surcharge 4.00
Federal Universal Service Charge 1.82
TOTAL CREDITS, ADJUSTMENTS & OTHER CHARGES $7.07
thats on top of the regular taxes..
Government Fees & Taxes
County 911 Service Fee 0.50
State 911 Service Fee 0.20
State Sales Tax 4.34
City Sales Tax 1.07
TOTAL GOVERNMENT FEES & TAXES $6.11
Thats over 13 bucks a month in government taxes and fees and "other charges" !!!! Whats with these other charges? Do other cell companies charge all these fees? I dont ever remember my bill with sprint having so many fees and charges..If youre with another carrier and do not get charged as much let me know..
I live in WA state BTW..in case that might make a diff..I lived in MI when I had the sprint account
2007-10-25 04:36:17 · 5 answers · asked by rayraythebroker 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
The only legit taxes are the state and city sales taxes. All the rest are BS pass-alongs of fees levied against the phone company. About the same as directly passing along part of their electric and sewer costs, which I wouldn't be surprised if they started doing.
2007-10-25 05:30:18 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The first set of fees are not taxes at all. They go right into the phone company's pocket.
The Federal Universal Service fee is extra profit the Feds allow to make sure the phone company serves all areas, not just the profitable high population areas. I don't know exactly what the City Utility Surcharge and the Cost Recover are but they're something similar.
Cable companies are bad about having a bunch of little fees and surcharges that really add up. The names are selected to make you THINK these are all government required charges that actually go to the government. They are sneakly ways of getting rate increases.
2007-10-25 08:49:00 · answer #2 · answered by bdancer222 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have Verizon and only pay about 5 dollars a month for their taxes and other charges. Every time I check out a plan I make them tell me how much the other monthly charges are.
Isn't socialism great!
2007-10-25 05:45:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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You need to call the company directly and explain your story (be honest). If the first person doesn't help, ask for a supervisor. Be very courteous and they are more likely to help you out. Play the victim, but don't be harsh with the blame game. If that doesn't work, calmly tell them that you will be taking your business elsewhere (even if you don't intend to). Sometimes that will get them to do things to keep you around.
2016-04-08 08:03:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in England so most of the taxes above mean nothing to me, but why dont you go down to your local councill and ask them what exactly the extre charges are?
2007-10-25 04:40:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋