Verizon FIOS v. Cablevision Optimum "tax" & fees, especially for voice service.

It's got to be public servants sticking it to semi-monopoly Verizon. The difference is stark, especially for voice service.

Comparison of "tax" & fees for current Verizon FIOS and that for Cablevision Optimum 7/16/16:

Verizon Surcharges & Fees What is this?		voice	Verizon		Optimum
					TV
NY Universal Service Fund	$0.12				taxes and fees	$4.03
NY State and Local Tax Surcharges	$1.87				Phone
Federal Universal Service Fee	$3.15	$3.15			NY Excise Taxes	$0.74
Federal Subscriber Line Charge	$7.75	$7.75			Sales Tax	$1.35
VLD Carrier Cost Recovery Charge	$1.54	?	Verizon Long Distance		E-911 Fee	$0.35
VLD Long Distance Administrative Charge	$0.91	?	Verizon Long Distance		Federal Universal Service Fund	$0.47
Video Franchise Fee	$6.83				Total Taxes & Fees	$6.94
Regulatory Recovery Fee - Federal	$0.08
PEG Grant Fee	$1.00
Regional Sports Network Fee	$2.91
Fios TV Broadcast Fee	$1.75
NY Municipal Construction Surcharge	$1.35
	$29.26	$10.90

Tax, etc. on land lines: "Verizon Surcharges and Other Charges & Credits SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2014