What? > Part of the money also helps keep your local telephone service reasonably priced. The Universal Service Fund is one source that helps make it possible

What? > Part of the money also helps keep your local telephone service reasonably priced. The Universal Service Fund is one source that helps make it possible for telephone companies to service remote areas without having to raise everyone's rates. It's more costly for telephone companies to provide service in remote or rural areas than it is in densely populated cities.