The FCC regulates this charge reviewing and adjusting the fee quarterly based on the FCC's quarterly FUSF contribution factor. This monthly Verizon surcharge allows Verizon and Verizon Long Distance to recover from its customers the funds it pays to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on interstate services to support the FCC's universal service programs such as eRate and LifeLine.Federal Universal Service Fund (FUSF) Charge.See Audit of New York City's E911 system, released in 2015. NOTE: Verizon had the contract for E911 in NYC as of 2015 and other parts of NY.The fee is generally either an amount per telephone access line or a percentage of revenue. The government agencies use the funds collected to cover the telecommunication costs of providing 911 emergency response. This is a fee that Verizon is required or authorized by government agencies to collect from customers.(NOTE: This is direct revenue to Verizon.) This monthly Verizon surcharge is applied on a per line basis and is related to the Federal Intercarrier Compensation Rules, which set the rates charged between carriers for telecommunications traffic.
