What is the federal subscriber line charge (SLC) listed on my bill?

Question

What is the federal subscriber line charge (SLC) listed on my bill?

Answer

SLC is a flat monthly charge, established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), assessed directly to customers to help local telephone companies recover some of their costs in construction and maintaining the local network. Current monthly charges are $6.50 for residential single-line, multi-line and business single-line; and $9.20 for business multi-line and hunt group.