Ad hoc group of Neb. ratepayers asked Neb. Supreme Court for ruli...
Ad hoc group of Neb. ratepayers asked Neb. Supreme Court for ruling that 7% monthly phone bill surcharge that supported state universal service fund was illegal tax. Plaintiffs say fee set by PSC in 1999 is unconstitutional tax that…
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should have been imposed by legislature, not agency. Suit also alleged local exchange companies were misusing money from fund on general network upgrades rather than subsidizing service in high-cost areas. Surcharge, which generates more than $50 million annually, applies to all intrastate services except Internet access and covers costs above state’s $17.50 residential and $27.50 business benchmark rates. Some 26 of state’s 50 LECs draw from state USF.