Just paid my phone bill. I have a land line due to fact of where I live....no cell service. Looking over the bill, I have a flat rate charge for local AND long distance of $51.00. (3 years ago it was $45.00). I don't think that's too bad.......HOWEVER they tack on an additional $3.77 for tax AND $13.65 in fees. Yikes, really? $13.65?

Zone Service $1.69
Federal Access Charge $5.38
911 Emergency System for more than one county $0.29
Emergency 911 Operational Assessment for more than one county $1.43 (Huh?)
Michigan State E911 $0.19
Federal Universal Fund $2.54
MI state access fund $0.14
Carrier Cost Recovery fee (long distance) $1.99

Only a politician could see the humor in taxing you on phone service that you can't block them from using for free? Gee the do not call list doesn't include us, we are special?

Seem a little over the top to me. Bless our politicians...they will
get us one way or the other. Its a wonder they don't tax our
tax, but then again, maybe they do..

The fees are not by the phone company but the state, local and federal government. It will be the same even if you switch companies. Thank your taxing authorities for that.

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb...-fees-20120219

It's Highway robbery


((Don't get me started on the monopolization by these companies, on top of it all))