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Sales Tax rate: 6.00% State, 1.00% City
Applies to:

• All cable TV services
• All telephone services (including all toll calls)
• Any promotional discount
• The portion of the double or triple play discount associated with cable and telephone service
• Any other charges such as installation charges, movies, etc.
• Internet service is NOT taxed
  

Vermont Universal Service Fund (VUSF) rate: 1.35%
Applies to:

• To all telephone services (including all toll calls)
•  The portion of the double or triple play discount associated with telephone
• Internet service is NOT taxed
  

Federal Excise Tax rate: 3.00%
Applies to:

• All telephone services including all toll
• The portion of the double or triple play discount associated with telephone
• Internet service is NOT taxed
  

Franchise Tax (cable) rate: 6.00%
Applies to:

•  All video services
• The portion of the double or triple play discount associated with cable TV
• Internet service is NOT taxed
  

Public, Education, and Gov't (PEG) access fee: 7.00%
Applies to:

• All video services
• Any promotional discount
• The portion of the double or triple play discount associated with cable TV
• Internet service is NOT taxed
  

Federal Universal Service Fee: 14.4%
Applies to:

• All telephone services
• Mandatory fee required by the Federal Communications Commission