PhoenixDown
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join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
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| We need a law to stop this mis-taxation.
Any taxes or surcharges (ie: USF) should be government mandated and companies shouldn't be allowed to pass on these so called recovery fees. If they need to raise prices, so be it, but dont disguise the issue.
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verolom
join:2002-03-23
Eagleville, PA
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| Isn't there a law or two already? I see this as misrepresentation or false advertisement and unfair business practice. What is this, DSL service of only $29.95/month + $15 in fees? Are there cases when a subscriber does not have to pay the fees to get the service? No. If one cannot get the service for $29.95/month then it is not only $29.95/month.
This should be like negotiating the price of a car. What is the price out the door or the bottom line? Don't care about bank fees, destination charges, etc. just give me the out-of-pocket figure. Or better yet, like buying gasoline, all taxes (there are plenty) are already included. What you see is what you pay.
The difference is there is no competition and frankly no regulation (enforcemnt of the law) of any useful kind on telecom. |
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Biskit
join:2003-02-07
Fenton, MO | reply to PhoenixDown
So whats the difference? Either way your bill is going to be higher. Oh I get it , it's an ethics issue. It doesn't matter that your bill is going up as long as they call a spade a spade? |
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PhoenixDown
-- Wants FIOS
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join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
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| reply to PhoenixDown
Yes - thats part of it but as a consumer, its hard for me to make an accurate buying decisions when a the same service by two companies is $15 a month yet one has $10 in extra fees and the other $5. Worse yet, most carriers wont give you that information.
Sales tax and such can be estimated and is universal regardless of provider. These fees are not.
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