Understanding taxes and surcharges

These fees are often mandated at the state, local and federal levels and appear in the taxes and other charges section of your bill.

Texas residents only

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Taxes and surcharges

A monthly fee authorized by the FCC that allows local telephone companies to offset a portion of the costs tied to providing access to their local networks to help keep the cost of local service affordable.

State-specific taxes that vary by state.

Taxes collected for City Governments to cover telecommunications equipment, installation, maintenance and more.

State-law mandated fee covering the cost of 911 emergency response services. Frontier collects and pays to 911 jurisdictions.

Costs associated with various federal regulatory fees and programs.

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