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TARIFF SCHEDULES, RATES AND SERVICES FOR MTA

MTA collects various taxes and surcharges each month that appear on your bill. Here is a brief explanation and rates for each charge.

Alaska Universal Service Fund (AUSF)
Description	The RCA established the AUSF to promote universal telephone service in Alaska. This fund supports lower long-distance rates within Alaska.
Rate	Approximately 9% on local, intrastate and mobile voice services.
Effective	August 1, 2011.
Enhanced 911 Emergency System Surcharge (E-911)
Description	The costs to operate the E911 emergency response systems are recovered through this surcharge. The money MTA collects is passed through to the Anchorage, Kenai, and Mat-Su Boroughs who build and maintain these public service systems.
Rate	Per Line: $1.50 for MOA (Eagle River/Chugiak) customers; $0.85 for Mat-Su Borough; $1.50 for Kenai Borough (Tyonek).
Effective	July 1, 2009 for Mat-Su, October 1, 2005 for MOA, and July 1, 2011 for Kenai Borough.
Universal Access Surcharge (UAS)
Description	The costs to operate Telecommunications Relay Service for the hearing and/or speech impaired are recovered by this Universal Access Surcharge.
Rate	Per line: $ 0.01 for residential and single-line businesses; $ 0.02 for multi-line businesses.
Effective	September 1, 2011
Federal Excise Tax (FET)
Description	The revenue collected from the telephone excise tax goes into the general receipts of the U.S. Treasury.
Rate	3.00%
Effective	July 31, 2006
Federal Universal Service Charge (FUSC)
Description	The Federal Universal Service fund helps provide comparable telephone rates in rural areas throughout the nation by offsetting the high cost of providing service in these areas. MTA receives money from this fund to keep local rates affordable and comparable to rates in urban areas.
Rate	17.9% of a customer’s interstate telephone charges less any discounts or credits.
Effective	January 1, 2012
Regulatory Cost Charge (RCC)
Description	The Regulatory Cost Charge provides funding to operate the Regulatory Commission of Alaska.
Rate	.784% of total billing for local service charges and 1.406% of total billing for intrastate service charges.
Effective	July 1, 2011
Network Access Fee (NAF)
Description	A fee implemented by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, designed in combination with the AUSF surcharge, to recover 20% of the fixed cost of the cable and wires to your home and business that allow you to make calls. 55% of these costs are covered by your fixed monthly local service charge. The remaining 25% is recovered by the TLAC in combination with the FUSC.
Rate	Residential is $3.75; business per line is $3.75; PRI and T1/DS1, a maximum of 5 charges per PRI is $3.75 for each or a maximum of $15 total.
Effective	August 1, 2011
Toll Line Access Charge (TLAC)
Description	The federal TLAC in combination with the FUSC recovers 25% of the fixed cost of the wires to your house and business that allow you to make calls. 55% of these costs are covered by your fixed monthly local service charge. The remaining 20% is recovered by a combination of the NAF and the AUSF surcharge.
Rate	$6.50 per single line for residential and business; $9.20 per line multiplied by a maximum of 5 for T1/DS1 or $46.00.
Effective	July 1, 2003
Local Sales Tax
Description	MTA is required to collect local sales taxes on telephone services assessed on behalf of local boroughs and cities in Alaska. The money collected by MTA is passed through to the local borough and/or city.
Rate	Local tax rates vary by municipality and borough.
Effective	Local tax effective dates vary by municipality and borough.