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June, 2010
As a Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) providing telephone service in Maryland, the Maryland Public Service Commission requires your company to remit a surcharge of $.18 per subscriber land line to the State Comptroller of the Treasury. The State of Maryland, Department of Information Technology is responsible for the administration of the Universal Service Fund.
The purpose of this surcharge is to fund and underwrite the expenses associated with the operation and maintenance of the State’s telecommunications relay service and the equipment distribution program under Telecommunications Access of Maryland. The surcharge is required of all subscribers of switched local exchange access service and is presently $.18 per access land line per month. CENTREX lines are assessed on a 6.5:1 ratio, and PBX systems are assessed per number of trunk lines at $.18 per trunk line per month.
The surcharge should be described as UNIVERSAL SERVICE FEE on the subscribers’ telephone bills. Your company’s monthly remittance is required by the 15th of the month for the previous month of service (ex: for service in March 2010, the remittance is due April 15, 2010). As a collection agent, you are entitled to a credit against the proceeds in an amount equal to 1.5% to offset your company’s expenses related to surcharge billing, collection and remittance.
There is a new Worksheet for USTF Remittance to be completed and submitted with your remittance each month. This should replace any form you may have been using. Be sure to complete it accurately and include it with the check when mailing it to the Comptroller of the Treasury.
The mailing address is:
State of Maryland
Comptroller of the Treasury
P.O. Box 207
Annapolis, MD 21404-0207
If you need more information about the USTF remittance in Maryland, please contact Maryland Relay Customer Service at 1-800-552-7724 V/TTY.
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Access Numbers:
7-1-1
(in Maryland)
1-800-201-7165
(voice)
1-800-735-2258
(TTY/HCO)
1-888-VCO-WORD
(1-888-826-9673)
1-877-258-9854
(two line VCO)
1-877-735-5151
(for ASCII)
1-800-785-5630
(for Speech to Speech)
1-800-877-1264
(Spanish)
Telecommunications Access of Maryland (TAM) Customer Service: (Voice/tty)
• 1-800-552-7724
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