Taxes and regulatory fees

ConnectME Fund Surcharge

The fund is being established to expand or improve the deployment of broadband availability and wireless service charges in unserved or underserved areas of Maine. It is a percentage based.

ConnectME Statewide Broadband

The fund is being established to expand or improve the deployment of broadband availability and wireless service charges in unserved or underserved areas of Maine. It is a per line fee.

E911 Surcharge

The 911 Service Fee is a state charge that supports the cost of providing 911 emergency services. It is charged per line.

Federal Universal Service Fund-LD

Federal Universal Service fees pay for federally mandated subsidies to phone service for low-income households, people in areas where phone service expenses are high, and schools, libraries and rural health-care facilities. It is a percentage based fee.

Maine Universal Service Fund

This fund is designed to assist rural local exchange carriers in providing service to rural areas. It is percentage based.

School and Library Fund Surcharge

This fund is designed to provide affordable access to information services for all of Maine's schools and libraries. It is percentage based.

Service Provider Tax

A state sales tax on telecommunications services imposed by the Maine Department of Revenue. It is percentage based.

Maine Sales Tax

A state sales tax on goods imposed by the Maine Department of Revenue. It is percentage based.

Communications Services Tax

The tax is assessed on the consumer of communications services but is collected and remitted by communication services providers/retailers, including retailers of prepaid wireless and VoIP. It is a percentage based tax.

E911 Surcharge

The 911 Service Fee is a state charge that supports the cost of providing 911 emergency services. It is charged per line.

Federal Universal Service Fund-LD

Federal Universal Service fees pay for federally mandated subsidies to phone service for low-income households, people in areas where phone service expenses are high, and schools, libraries and rural health-care facilities. It is a percentage based fee.

Federal Universal Service Fund-LD

Federal Universal Service fees pay for federally mandated subsidies to phone service for low-income households, people in areas where phone service expenses are high, and schools, libraries and rural health-care facilities. It is a percentage based fee.

Vermont Universal Service Fund

The Universal Service Charge (USC) is imposed on consumers as a means to fund improvements to broadband Internet service in Vermont and to keep it affordable for Vermonters. It is percentage based.

Vermont State Sales Tax

A state sales tax on goods/services imposed by the Vermont Department of Taxes. It is percentage based.

Vermont Local Option Sales Tax

A sales tax on goods/services imposed by select municipalities in Vermont. It is percentage based.