FEDERAL UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND
Beginning July 1, 2022, the Federal Universal Service Charge (FUSC) is increasing from 23.8% to 33.0% on Barry County Telephone Company customers with voice services. This will result in an increase of the FUSC charge that appears on your monthly bill for phone services. According to the FCC, all telecommunications service providers must contribute to the federal Universal Service Fund, which helps people in rural and high-cost areas, and income-eligible consumers, get access to telecommunications services at reasonable rates through programs and initiatives such as the Connect America Fund, Lifeline and the E-rate program for schools and libraries.
Please note that we can now unbundle your phone service if you no longer need your land line, which will reduce your monthly bill and avoid future increases related to phone services.
STATE OF MICHIGAN E911 RATE
Beginning July 1, 2022, the State of Michigan E911 rate is increasing from $.50 to $.65 on Barry County Telephone Company customers with voice services. This will result in an increase of the Michigan 911 charge that appears on your monthly bill for phone services.
An application was submitted by Barry County Services Company for eligible areas based on criteria provided by the USDA. The ReConnect Program matches Barry County Services’ capital investment to provide expansion of fiber-to-the-home for the eligible areas.
Throughout the next five years, Barry County Services Company will use the ReConnect program to deploy a fiber-to-the-home broadband network. The broadband project will bring service to eligible unserved or underserved areas in the following townships and villages: Irving , Carlton, Woodland, Castleton, Hastings, Rutland, Yankee Springs, Hope, Baltimore and Maple Grove.
More than 1,500 additional rural households, farms and businesses in Barry County will have access to high speed broadband internet services that were previously unserved or underserved with the deployment of 175 miles of fiber optic cable.
Barry County Services is the parent company for MEI Telecom and Barry County Telephone Company serving Barry County for over 100 years. We are very excited about this partnership with the USDA RUS and the opportunity to expand services to additional residents and businesses of Barry County!
An application was submitted by Barry County Services Company for eligible areas based on criteria provided by the USDA. The ReConnect Program matches Barry County Services’ capital investment to provide expansion of fiber-to-the-home for the eligible areas.
Throughout the next five years, Barry County Services Company will use the ReConnect program to deploy a fiber-to-the-home broadband network. The broadband project will bring service to eligible unserved or underserved areas in the following townships and villages: Irving , Carlton, Woodland, Castleton, Hastings, Rutland, Yankee Springs, Hope, Baltimore and Maple Grove.
More than 1,500 additional rural households, farms and businesses in Barry County will have access to high speed broadband internet services that were previously unserved or underserved with the deployment of 175 miles of fiber optic cable.
Barry County Services is the parent company for MEI Telecom and Barry County Telephone Company serving Barry County for over 100 years. We are very excited about this partnership with the USDA RUS and the opportunity to expand services to additional residents and businesses of Barry County!
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