said by jims2321:If you deduct the money they got from the universal service fee, their was was close to zero or they may have made money on FIOS. No teleco loses money these days, they are federally subsidized by the taxpayers via the USF.
USF isn't a tax. No tax money is transferred from the government to the telcos.
The USF is not mandated by a government entity with tax power, nor is it managed by a government agency.