re. actually it is more than 20%... (i miscalculated stuff)
On the IPT part is 6%; on the waveleght part is 48,2%. anoyone out there that can point some light on this ? Or all the other carriers are wrong ? :) On Wed, 2020-10-14 at 22:14 +0100, Nuno Vieira via NANOG wrote: > Hello All, > > Need some help/insight from you guys on this: > > Company A is an incorporated in Europe, where it main business is, > however it has some pops within USA. > > Company A uses services from several companies within USA. (carrier > H, > C, Z, G, L, etc..) all in the United States to remotelly connect his > stuff. > > All companies charge company A the agreed fees, except company Z. > > Company A has two services with company Z. > > One is IP Transit (in SFO, CA) > Other is a Metro Wavelenght (also in SFO, CA) > > Company Z charges company A on top of agreed services: > > for IP Transit (other charges representing roughly 6%) > > for the wavelenght (a lot of charges, such as the ones described > below) > > - FCC Regulatory Fee (wireline) > - Fed Universal Service Fund > - CA High Cost Fund A > - CA Teleconnect Fund > - CA TRS > - CASF > - Universal Lifeline Telephone Service Charge > - Utility Users Tax > > nevertheless company A DOES NOT have any "Telephone" services > or whatsoever in the USA. > > At the end of the day what was meant to be a fixed bill is in fact a > 20% higher one... > > So... my question IS: Is an European company (or whatsoever foreign > wholesale company) WITHOUT ANY customers in USA liable to pay those > taxes to the carrier ? > > Thanks for all you help. > > /Nuno > >