Falsehoods?
Federal Universal Service Charge (or Universal Connectivity Charge)
This charge is in response to the FCC’s Universal Service Fund that extends telephone (and internet) service into more rural or low income areas. The main purpose behind the fund is to offer affordable Internet service to areas that are underdeveloped in terms of location and infrastructure. [3]
Telecom companies are all required to contribute to the fund based on a percentage of their quarterly revenues. However, most companies simply recoup this charge by passing it on to their customers in their phone (or internet) bills.
https://broadbandnow.com/report/broadband-bill-autopsy-origin-purpose-every-single-fee/#federal-universal-service-charge
I’ve had it for months. They recoup nothing. They take the money and up your bill. Its an excuse to get a federal hand out for telecoms and bill you the same as before the ‘handout’ - other customers don’t pay more, just the ones the bill is supposed to help.