Regulatory Documents
Fees, Surcharges and Taxes
Please note not all of the charges detailed below will apply to your account. If you have any questions about your invoice or any charge, tax, surcharge or fee that appears on your bill, please contact us by email to [email protected] or by phone at 1-833-673-9911.
Surcharge / Fee / Tax |
Purpose |
State |
Rate |
| ConnectME Fund | A surcharge on intrastate services to support universal availability of broadband in Maine. | ME | 0.25% |
| ConnectME Statewide Broadband Fund | This fund was implented by the State of Maine, ConnectME Authority. The funds collected are used to expand or improve the deployment of broadband availability in unserved or underserved areas of Maine. This fee is assessed per telephone line. | ME | $0.10 |
| E911 | State-authorized charge to support the emergency enhanced 911 database and network | ME | $.35 |
| Federal Excise Tax | Federal tax applied to local telecommunications services, except installation charges and certain bundled products. | All States | 3.00% |
| FCC Subscriber Line Charge | A fee authorized by the FCC on each telephone line | ME Res and Single-Line Bus | $6.50 |
| ME Multi-line Bus | $9.20 | ||
| A fee authorized by the FCC on each high capacity line | ME | $46.00 | |
| Federal Universal Service Charge (FUSC) Surcharge | Set quarterly by the FCC to fund the universal availability of telephone service. | All States | Variable |
| Access Recovery Charge | Surcharge on each telephone line that recovers revenue changes due to recent orders of the FCC . | All States | $3.00 |
| Pre-subscribed Interexchange Carrier Charge (PICC) | A charge authorized by the FCC on each high capacity circuit where FirstLight is not the long distance carrier. | All States | Variable |
| Maine Service Provider Tax | Tax applied to basic, ancillary and in-state toll charges, as well as fees for labor, materials and equipment and the costs associated with processing service orders. | ME | 6% |
| Maine Telecommunications Education Access Fund (MTEAF) | This fund was implented by the Maine Public Utilities Commission to collects funds from telephone and wireless carriers and distributes it to vendors on behalf of Maine’s schools and libraries. This fee is assessed per telephone line. | ME | $0.21 |
| Maine Universal Fund (MUSF) | This fund was implemented by the Maine Public Utilities Commission to help make phone service affordable and available to all, including consumers with low incomes. This surcharge is assessed per telephone line. | ME | $0.44 |