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Re: Excessive Fee ... Cable company ... Where is the surprise?
If you pay an LNP fee to Cablevision, report it to the FCC. Hell, I'd sue them in small claims court over--win or lose.
Are carriers allowed to charge for number porting, and, if so, how much can the charges be?
Carriers are allowed to recover their costs of implementing wireless LNP by charging fees to customers. They have been allowed to do this in advance of the LNP deadline because they have been incurring costs for LNP upgrades in preparation for the deadline.
Carriers may recover their costs either by including line-item fees for LNP on their customers' monthly bills or by raising the monthly rate. Carriers that have been adding line items to consumer bills to recover LNP costs have typically been charging from a few cents to a little over a dollar.
Carriers are also allowed to charge a fee to customers at the time their number is ported. However, there are no rules preventing a new carrier from paying an old carrier's porting costs for the benefit of the new customer. You should ask the new carrier whether it has a policy of paying or reimbursing such charges.
Can different carriers charge different amounts?
Yes, because different carriers have varying costs of operating due to numerous economic factors. Although the FCC does not regulate the amount of such charges, all such charges must be just and reasonable.
»www.fcc.gov/cgb/NumberPortability/
Sounds like to me Cablevision is committing fraud by violating the FCC Rules on LNP.
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| said by supergirl  :Can different carriers charge different amounts? Yes, because different carriers have varying costs of operating due to numerous economic factors. Although the FCC does not regulate the amount of such charges, all such charges must be just and reasonable. » www.fcc.gov/cgb/NumberPortability/Sounds like to me Cablevision is committing fraud by violating the FCC Rules on LNP. I would disagree. While to you and me $40 seems excessive, I bet a court (or the FCC) would side with Cablevision. $40 may be reasonable if Cablevision charges only those customers that port their number in instead of charging everyone a smaller LNP fee.
Plus, what exactly does "just and reasonable" mean? It's too vague and so at most, I bet they would only get a slap on the wrist. |
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| Never seen a provider not charge a LNP fee every month. I'd still take them to small claims court--just to see them squirm at spending $10,000 to defend a $40 charge. Maybe even go on Judge Judy. 
I know a friend who sued a person that hit his car for rental fees, emotional distress, etc. and won $15,000. The person was broke but when he gets something, he pays for being drunk and hitting a parked car.
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