These are city, county and other municipalty taxes and surcharges that are based on the individual local entity, there are literally thousands of these through out the country. Please contact us for a individual deffinition or we suggest that you contact your local government entity.
Nearly all cities impose Municipal Occupation, City or Local taxes on local telephone companies operating within their city limits. Local telephone companies are allowed to recover that tax expense from subscribers within each applicable city. Within each city, the total amount of the tax is divided by the number of customers who have service with the local telephone company to arrive at your monthly charge. The municipal charge is considered a “cost-of-doing-business” for your local telephone company. The tax rate imposed on the local telephone company varies between municipalities and is not present in unincorporated areas. Your local telephone company shows this tax as a separate item on your bill. Your city or town council must approve changes in the amount of this charge.