While this definition seems to imply that all companies charge a USF fee, that is not the case for all phone plans. Some of the dial around plans do not charge a separate fee. USF charges are usually added as a percentage at the end of the calendar month . Depending on your billing cycle, you may see calls charged on one bill, then the USF on those calls the next bill. See our Rate tables to see what fees are charged.
Some plans are only available in a few states.
Others are impractical to list because they're too expensive or complicated to use. Definitely not from a pay phone, and not from most hotels. The space shuttle. With most plans you can make calls to any country from the U.S. To obtain U.S.-based rates from foreign countries, try a call back plan or global calling cards. There are several listed on our Other Phone Plans page .