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Higher Costs Drive Fla. TRS Budget Increase

The Florida Public Service Commission kept a 10-cent monthly surcharge on landline bills for telecom relay services for the 2022/2023 fiscal year, the commission said Thursday. The PSC approved a $3.96 million annual budget for Florida Telecommunications Relay. The budget…

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increased by about $208,000 from last year “to account for a recent rise in relay service expenses,” the PSC said. Revenue is down due to reduced access lines, it noted. “As in past years, reported numbers show a downward trend in relay service call volumes,” said PSC Chairman Andrew Fay.