1. What telecommunications providers are subject to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin’s (Commission) direct and remainder, intrastate telephone relay, and intrastate universal service fund (USF) assessments?

 
2. What revenues are subject to the remainder, intrastate telephone relay, and intrastate USF assessments?

 
3. Why are regulated interstate revenues originating in Wisconsin subject to the remainder and telephone relay assessments?

 
4. Are CMRS revenues (e.g., PCS, cellular, and paging), subject to assessment by the Commission?

 
5. What are the current assessment rates for the remainder, telephone relay, and the four USF assessments?

 
6. What are the current and recent historical remainder, telephone relay, and USF assessment rates?

 
7. Are telecommunications providers allowed to itemize any of the Commission’s assessments on a separate line on their customers’ bills?

 
8. Are telecommunications providers allowed to automatically adjust their customers’ rates for any of the Commission’s assessments?

 
9. In what form are assessable revenues reported to the Commission?

 
10. How do I view relevant information concerning assessments in the Wisconsin Statutes and/or Wisconsin Administrative Code on the Internet?

 
11. Who should I contact if I have further questions concerning telecommunications assessments or fees levied by the Commission?

 

Note:   These questions and answers neither addresses other assessments (e.g., for energy and municipal utilities) levied by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (Commission), nor assessments or fees levied by other state of Wisconsin agencies (e.g., Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions).  The Wisconsin Department of Revenue has posted an informative publication titled:  “Understanding Wisconsin’s Utility Taxation and License Fees” that is available at:   http://www.dor.state.wi.us/pubs/slf/pb801.pdf.  The Web page address for the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions is:   http://www.wdfi.org/.

 

General questions about this item should be directed to Gary Evenson at (608) 266-6744, (e-mail: Gary.Evenson@psc.state.wi.us).