 SteveI know your IP addressConsultant
join:2001-03-10
Yorba Linda, CA
kudos:5 | reply to caco
Re: No, no tax write off said by caco:Are you saying that this company is not going to take a deduction on their tax return for giving to the United Way? Yes, but it's a wash: it has the same effect on their bottom line - a reduction of income - as if they had sent that money to their customers as a credit.
They will enjoy far lower administrative costs (one check for $10k vs lots of little credits through their billing system), but I think that the main beneficiary here is the good PR vibe they get in many quarters.
Steve
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cacoPremium
join:2005-03-10
Whittier, AK | Good PR? They are screwing the customer of a credit on their account for an outage. Not sure how that is good PR. Good PR would have been giving the customer the option to either a credit on their account or a donation to a charity on their behalf. |
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SteveI know your IP addressConsultant
join:2001-03-10
Yorba Linda, CA
kudos:5 | *In some quarters* - they're making a donation to charity, and those who don't really care to dig into the details might think favorably of them.
DSL Reports readers are not even remotely typical users. |
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