PROPERTY TAX RECOVERY CHARGE
(formerly Property Tax Surcharge or Ad Valorem Charge)
The Property Tax Recovery Charge (PTRC)
is a charge equal to 5.508% of
all eligible telecommunications charges and
5.5% of all eligible interconnected
VoIP service charges, excluding Taxes, appearing on a Customer's invoice. The
PTRC is being imposed to recover a portion of the property taxes that Company
pays to state and local jurisdictions. This is a Company charge,
is not a Tax or fee that the government requires Company to
collect. The Federal Universal Service
Fund (FUSF) charge
applies to the PTRC.