If the wave crosses state lines you get USF applied automatically unless you can get it waived.
Ask your carrier for a “USF exemption form” and see what they say. They may have to find the one person in the dusty back corner that handles it. I had to educate my sales rep on it, he had no idea. If you pay >$10,000/year in USF direct via your voip offering you’re no longer “de minims” status, and can get it waived on your waves. https://www.usac.org/cont/filers/de-minimis.aspx > On Apr 12, 2018, at 8:25 AM, Mark Radabaugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > I believe the rule says if more than x percentage of traffic is interstate > then USF applies. If it’s intrastate then it doesn’t apply. > > As far as I am concerned for my intrastate (in state) circuits the traffic is > coming from my router interface and going to my other router interface. What > the ultimate source and destination of those packets are is pretty hard for > me to determine. The header I’m looking at says it goes to the other end. > > Mark > >> On Apr 12, 2018, at 4:26 AM, Paul McCall <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I am very interested in this question as well. Looking to understand the >> rules of which USF taxes is not in place. We have some fiber leases coming >> up where I want to structure things properly >> >> From: Af <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of >> Carl Peterson >> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 7:45 PM >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Subject: [AFMUG] USF on interstate wave >> >> I know this has been covered before... Got hit with a pretty substantial >> USF surcharge on a wave by Centurylink even after getting all taxes and fees >> estimated ahead of time by Level3. USF wasn't in there but now they are >> saying pound sand. >> >> This is a wave between data centers. Just used for internet. We don't sell >> VOIP. >> >> Is there a way out of this? Is USF appropriate on a wave with no phone >> service is involved? Its kind of crazy at 21% >
