| Tax Type |
Rate |
Federal USF Centrex Line 10+
This rate is effective as of 01/01/2010 for lines 10 and above. |
$0.22 per line |
Federal USF Centrex Lines 1-9
This rate is effective as of 01/01/2010 for the first 1-9 lines - each line. |
$2.00 flat rate |
Federal USF ISDN BRI
Effective 01/01/2010 |
$2.04 per line |
Federal USF ISDN PRI
Effective 01/01/2010 |
$12.48 per line |
Federal USF Multi-Line - Business
Effective 01/01/2010 |
$2.00 per line |
Federal USF Non-Primary Line - Residential
Effective 01/01/2010 |
$0.99 per line |
Federal USF Primary Line - Residential
Effective 01/01/2010 |
$0.92 per line |
Single Business Line
Effective 01/01/2010
|
$0.92 per line |
Federal USF PBX Line
Effective 01/01/2010 |
$2.00 per line |
Federal Excise Tax (FET)
The Internal Revenue Code imposes the Federal Excise Tax (FET) on most local and long distance telephone service. Payments of FET are remitted to the Internal Revenue Service. Note that the base for this includes the other surcharges: Hawaii Intrastate Surcharge, Hawaii Telecommunication Relay Service (TRS), 911, Inter Acc Chrg Ln Fee, Federal Universal Service Fund (FUSF), and PUC Fee. Effective August 1, 2006, the FET will no longer apply to long distance calls. |
3% |
Federal Universal Service Fees (FUSF)
The Federal Universal Service Fee is a charge allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to recover the mandatory contribution made by Hawaiian Telcom to maintain the FCC's Universal Service Fund. This fund is used to reimburse telecommunication companies for price discounts on some telecommunication services and products for schools, libraries, rural health care providers, and low-income families. The fund also covers providing service in high-cost areas. The FCC allows these charges to be passed on to customers. This fee can be adjusted every quarter. The rate will increase from 12.3% to 14.1% as of 01/01/2010. |
14.1% |
General Excise Tax (GET)
This is a state imposed gross receipts tax that applies to the receipts from both general business activities and interstate telecommunication services. The rates are: Retail business activities in the State (except Oahu) is 4%. Oahu is 4.5% (0.5% Honolulu County Surcharge effective 1/1/07). The Company is allowed to recover the “tax on tax” so the effective rate for Oahu is 4.712% and for all other islands, 4.166% Wholesale activities in the state (resellers): .5% |
See Note |
Interstate Telecommunications Service
The collected taxes are remitted to the State. |
1.99% |
Intrastate Surcharge
The Hawaii Intrastate surcharge is a charge on intrastate telecommunication services. The Hawaii Public Utility Commission approved the latest rate of 11.23% on October 1997. Local Package Rate - 4.7343% Local Package Plus Rate - 5.8387% |
See Note |
Public Service Company (PSC) Tax
This tax is imposed by Hawaii on the gross receipts of a public utility company from the sale of intrastate telecommunications services. The rate is 5.885% and is generally built into the tariff rate for telecommunications services. There is also a Declining PSC tax for resellers rates which is 2.5% for 2006, reduced to .5% for calendar year 2007 and thereafter. A .5% wholesale PSC rate is applied to certain wholesale services. *Note: There are varied rates depending upon the package/calculation. |
See Note |
Public Utility Commissions (PUC) Fee
The Public Utility Commission Funding surcharge is a fee established to fund the telecommunication regulatory activities of the Hawaii Public Utility Commission. This fee is allowed to be recovered from customers. The rate is .5%, but .25% is included in the tariff rate and .25% is listed as a separate line item on your invoice. |
See Note |
Statewide 911 Emergency Service Surcharge
This fee is assessed to pay for statewide 911 emergency telephone service and is charged per telephone access line. |
$0.27 |
Subscriber Line Charge (SLC)
May also be referred to as: Interstate Subscriber Line Charge or "INTER ACC CHRG SGL LN" This is a FCC created monthly charge to compensate local telephone companies for maintaining the local lines necessary to hook-up to a long distance telephone network or to the internet. The primary line is $6.50 and the non-primary is $7.00. |
See Note |
Subscriber Line Charge (SLC)
May also be referred to as: Interstate Subscriber Line Charge or "INTER ACC CHRG SGL LN" This is a FCC created monthly charge to compensate local telephone companies for maintaining the local lines necessary to hook-up to a long distance telephone network or to the internet. The primary line is $6.50 and the non-primary is $7.00. |
See Note |
Telecommunication Relay Service (TRS)
This is a charge levied by state government to local telephone customers to compensate Telecommunication Relay Service providers. TRS permits persons with hearing or speech disabilities to communicate over the telephone network using special phones. This rate is $.05 per access line. For services in Hawaiian Telcom Services Inc., the tariff rate is 0.12% |
See Note |