The universal service obligation cost

[Colin Goldrick]

	Dan said:

> in terms of consumer information, i really like the way phone bills
> work in
> the US. a bill fram Pacific Bell or any other RBOC will state on the
> front
> "Taxes and charges: $17.23" and on the final page you will have
> something
> like this (figures are made up not indicative):
> 
> 	City tax: 	$2.45
> 	State tax:	$12.10
> 	Federal tax:	$1.15
> 	FCC USO fund:	$0.90
> 	California high cost of communications charge:	$0.07
> 	Public utilities commission levy:	$0.08
> 	911 service:	$0.12
> 	Rural telecommunications levy:	$0.36
> 
... and we are worrying about how to implement a GST!!!.  That is only
one consumer tax -  not the plethora of taxes they seem to have in the
States!

	Colin Goldrick