The AMBER Alert Program is a voluntary partnership between law enforcement agencies, broadcasters, transportation agencies, and the wireless industry, to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases.
A fee or other charge that is added to the cost of a good or service. A surcharge is typically added to an existing tax, and may not be included in the stated price of a good or service. It may be a temporary measure to defray the cost of increased commodity pricing, such as with a fuel surcharge, or it may be permanent.
A surcharge fee is an extra cost added to a bill the consumer is already expected to pay. Surcharge fees are imposed for a variety of reasons, including fuel costs, services, travel time and equipment use. A surcharge may fee be a flat rate or calculated as a percentage of the original bill.any airlines also require passengers to pay a surcharge to cover fuel fees. Companies may calculate fuel surcharges based on the miles traveled, the weight of the load, the amount of fuel used or as a percentage.