You shouldn't be getting USF recovery charges if you aren't utilizing interstate services from said carrier, although all carriers will try to collect these recovery charges even though a fraction of them actually pay this forward into USF fund! IP Transit is exempt per ITNA/ITFA as well as any waves/private lines etc so long as they aren't interstate, even then it can be exempt (i think) as long as it carries IP traffic. On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 2:35 PM Nuno Vieira via NANOG <nanog@nanog.org> wrote:
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actually it is more than 20%... (i miscalculated stuff)
On the IPT part is 6%; on the waveleght part is 48,2%.
anoyone out there that can point some light on this ?
Or all the other carriers are wrong ? :)
On Wed, 2020-10-14 at 22:14 +0100, Nuno Vieira via NANOG wrote:
Hello All,
Need some help/insight from you guys on this:
Company A is an incorporated in Europe, where it main business is, however it has some pops within USA.
Company A uses services from several companies within USA. (carrier H, C, Z, G, L, etc..) all in the United States to remotelly connect his stuff.
All companies charge company A the agreed fees, except company Z.
Company A has two services with company Z.
One is IP Transit (in SFO, CA) Other is a Metro Wavelenght (also in SFO, CA)
Company Z charges company A on top of agreed services:
for IP Transit (other charges representing roughly 6%)
for the wavelenght (a lot of charges, such as the ones described below)
- FCC Regulatory Fee (wireline) - Fed Universal Service Fund - CA High Cost Fund A - CA Teleconnect Fund - CA TRS - CASF - Universal Lifeline Telephone Service Charge - Utility Users Tax
nevertheless company A DOES NOT have any "Telephone" services or whatsoever in the USA.
At the end of the day what was meant to be a fixed bill is in fact a 20% higher one...
So... my question IS: Is an European company (or whatsoever foreign wholesale company) WITHOUT ANY customers in USA liable to pay those taxes to the carrier ?
Thanks for all you help.
/Nuno