It can be hard to know what your home phone service costs, because many providers pack on a long list of fees. To compare the cost of FiberNet Phone to other providers, check the chart below. It shows CFU's Local Talk and Total Talk phone plans in side-by-side comparisons with similar plans from Century Link. If your current phone plan is with another provider, you can compare your bill to the CFU prices shown here.
| Compare Local Talk Phone from CFU | CFU Local Talk
*See note below | CenturyLink
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| Package Price - monthly | $19.95 | $20.46 |
| Federal Access Charge | 0 | $4.86 |
| Access Recovery Charge | 0 | $1.28 |
| Federal Excise Tax | $.60 | $.84 |
| State Tax (6%) | 1.20 | 1.25 |
| Local Tax (1%) | $.20 | $.21 |
| E911 per line (to B.H. County) | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| USF Fee | $0 | $1.05 |
| Local support from CFU | Included free | You can't buy it |
| TOTAL | $22.95* | $31.22* |
| Compare Total Talk Phone from CFU | CFU Total Talk
*See note below | CenturyLink
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| Package Price - monthly | $33.95 | $35.00 |
| Non-telecom Service Charge | 0 | $2.99 |
| Federal Access Charge | 0 | $4.86 |
| Access Recovery Charge | 0 | $1.28 |
| Federal Excise Tax | $.60 | $1.29 |
| State Tax (6%) | $2.10 | 2.29 |
| Local Tax (1%) | $.35 | $.39 |
| E911 per line (to B.H. County) | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| USF Fee | $0 | $1.05 |
| Long Distance | 1200 minutes included! | $.05/minute** |
| Facility Relocation Fee | $0 | $.27 |
| Local support from CFU | Included free | You can't buy it |
| TOTAL | $38.00* | $50.46** |
*NOTE - This chart is an ESTIMATE. Your monthly charges will vary with your long distance usage, and taxes and fees may change from time to time. The Century Link charges shown are based upon recent actual bills for Cedar Falls customers. Century Link offers many service plans, so your plan may not match the bills presented in this example.
** On this CenturyLink bill the customer paid 5 cents for 1 minute of long distance. CFU's Total Talk plan includes 1,200 minutes of long distance at no additional charge, so your CFU savings will be greater as your long distance usage goes up.