NOCMan
Verizon Fios User
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Flower Mound, TX
| I CALL BS
I've never seen that fee on my parents/grandparents phone bills nor is it on my phone bill.
Just another money grabbing attempt. If there's any local fee's it's called city tax.
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serge666
join:2004-06-07
Little Falls, NJ
1 edit | wiretapping fee
hey wiretapping isn't free and like they said, they've been doing it for decades >_> |
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DivineDark
join:2001-08-30
Oklahoma City, OK
clubs:
| News!
An at&t spokes person also said in a statement later that day, "We will soon be adding the executive overcompensation fee to your bill." The spokesperson went on to say "We have been footing the bill for this for 100 years but not passed this charge onto the consumer until now. Just look at the savings the consumer has received over the years of not having that fee. This new fee is to help at&t remain competitive in the heavily regulated industry and keep costs to the consumer low"  |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD |  Opportunity Here...
How soon will this fee appear on our wireless phone bills?
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Lumberjack
Premium
join:2003-01-18
Newport News, VA | Nice! |
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verolom
join:2002-03-23
Eagleville, PA | reply to pnh102
you will be paying for FCC bandwidth license as well as RAN...
but more to the point, you will also be seeing morning coffee fee and private jet fee added as soon as someone calculates how much it costs the company to provide it. |
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newview
Ex .. Ex .. Exactly
Premium
join:2001-10-01
Parsonsburg, MD
| Didn't we just see . . .
an article on here the other day where, "AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson today stated the company is seeing a slowdown in the consumer landline and broadband business."
Well, it's no wonder people are NOT ordering new services & canceling existing services with AT&T. People are only going to take so much bullshit before they leave for greener pastures.
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swhx7
Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia | reply to DivineDark
Re: News!
They probably have a meeting once in a while to make up new fee names. At happy hour. With lots of laughter. |
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DHRacer
Fire Survivor
join:2000-10-10
Lake Arrowhead, CA
 ·Charter Pipeline
 ·Verizon west (ex G..
| reply to NOCMan
Re: I CALL BS
I don't think a company has a right to pass on every cost of doing business to a customer because there are some costs that a customer doesn't incur on the business that they should be responsible for.
Businesses are supposed to have expenses, yes, but if they have more expenses than they have income from customers, either they need to get more customers for more income, or they need to cut expenses. Customers shouldn't have to pay for corporate mismanagement or abuse or flat out stupid decisions made by management that didn't pan out. Or corporate fleecing.
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs: | creative excuse
"we've been paying it for years but others pass it on"
nice attempt to make it seem like THEY are doing US a favor. |
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steelingbox
join:2005-07-09
Altamonte Springs, FL
clubs: | reply to newview
Re: Didn't we just see . . .
But if they leave AT&T where will they go for their telephone service? I doubt T-Mobile or Verizon will be any better. |
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thefett
join:2001-02-05
Auburn, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
| no problem.. we'll pay for your overhead costs...
i love it.. instead of actually realizing there is a cost of doing business... keep tacking on all there overhead costs to the customers. like grocery stores charging customers for bags for their groceries.. or charging a fee to use a shopping cart or portable basket. (oops shouldnt giveout any ideas) next is the fee to replace telephone poles that are weathered/dry rotting |
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newview
Ex .. Ex .. Exactly
Premium
join:2001-10-01
Parsonsburg, MD | reply to steelingbox
Re: Didn't we just see . . .
Well, when I left AT&T/Verizon I went with Vonage. |
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tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY
| money grubbing fee
just as irritating of ordering something mail-order AND paying sales tax in addition to shipping fees.. part of the attraction of mail-order is to avoid paying one or the other-- or getting such a good deal that it doesn't matter.. which has NEVER been the case with at&t.. which leads you with the choice.. NOT BUY THE SERVICE. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
2 edits | What's next ?
- Under usage fee (you didn't make enough calls) - wait, I think that already exists as a 'shortfall fee'.
- Anti-competitive fee. The fee absorbed to attempt to keep AT&T anti-competitive by paying money to FCC
- Uverse fee. All those VRADs, and very few customers - someone has to pay for it, and it can't be shareholders
- Evesdropping fee (CALEA)
- Internet piracy program fee (AT&T will push for regulatory on this so that they HAVE to collect it).
quote:
"We're operating a business and always looking for ways to take costs out of our business.”
After all these 'fees' are paid, the actual service should be practically free.
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wruckman
Ruckman.net
join:2007-10-25
Northwood, OH | When business gets greedy
All the more reason to not use a land line. Especially from At&t. |
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woody7
Premium
join:2000-10-13
Torrance, CA
·EarthLink
·DSL EXTREME
| hmmmmm....
This is just plain old extortion! If we want any phone service from anyone, we will have to pay these "fees". Someone needs to step in and fix this, unlike other businesses or services where you can actually have a choice, or even drop the service if you don't want to pay the so called "fee". Even though it is only .50 a month, it still adds up to a boat load of free profit. $hit one of these days we will be paying a fee to offset their corporate tax, if we don't already, end of rant 
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s13
join:2007-12-06
USA
| Another ingenious grab
AT&T doing its best to drive a few more people to VoIP.  Coming down the pike next will be the Electronic Switching Equipment Maintenance Fee, the Repair Truck Maintenance Fee, the Employee Health Insurance Coverage Fee, and the Retired Employee Pension Recovery Fee. Tell the accounting department not to bother factoring in expenses because they'll soon be a thing of the past! |
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mikes60
My Paradise
Premium
join:2001-07-31
Boynton Beach, FL
·AT&T Southeast
 ·Vonage
| reply to tmc8080
Re: money grubbing fee
Unless its a mandated government fee/tax, which should be shown as a line item charge, I strongly object to other non-mandated charges being shown as line items.
If they need to raise their rates, let them have the nerve to announce a rate increase.
Disguising what amounts to a rate increase in these other line item charges should be against the law.
How long would you continue to go to a restuarant that added on a "dish washing" fee???
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CylonRed
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County
| reply to thefett
Re: no problem.. we'll pay for your overhead costs...
Cost of business has always been past to the consumer or else they would not be making money. It is usually included in the price. The price of anything includes the costs of doing business for any company and when costs go up - so does the price. Most of the time folks either see a sudden increase in the price, smaller packaging (less product for the same price), or added fees (fuel surcharge anyone?).
It is a reason why Vonage is not making money along with scores of other companies. |
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