"Should not". I hear of ISPs fighting it all of the time. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Harris" <matt@netfire.net> To: nanog@ics-il.net Cc: brandonwade@yahoo.com, "North American Network Operators' Group" <nanog@nanog.org> Sent: Sunday, December 2, 2018 4:48:45 PM Subject: Re: GTT Regulatory Recovery Surcharge On Sun, Dec 2, 2018 at 4:41 PM Mike Hammett < nanog@ics-il.net > wrote: Maybe this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Service_Fund https://www.fcc.gov/general/universal-service-fund https://www.fcc.gov/general/universal-service Kinda crappy they don't spell it out. Well, no, I guess USF would be closer to +-18%. USF should not apply to IP transit connectivity wherein the connection between the transit provider and the customer does not cross state lines.