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The Police and Fire Protection assessment created under s. 196.025, is a fee that implements a monthly assessment of 75 cents per landline and cellular line and a 38 cent fee on certain transactions related to retail sales of prepaid wireless telecommunications plans.  Telephone providers are required to set up their respective billing systems to collect this fee beginning September 1, 2009.  The PSC and the Department of Revenue (DOR) worked together to implement instructions for collection of the retail fee.

The Police and Fire Protection fee is imposed on two types of transactions:

• A fee of $0.38 on each retail transaction for prepaid wireless telecommunications plans.

 
• A monthly fee of $0.75 on each voice communications connection with an assigned telephone number (including landline, cellular line, and a communication service provided via a VoIP connection). If a communications provider provides multiple connections to a subscriber, the fee will be $0.75 for each of the first 10 connections and one additional fee of $0.75 for each 10 additional connections per billed account (i.e., $0.075 fee for each connection over 10).

Related Links:

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Order Adopting Emergency Rules
• Wisconsin Department of Revenue