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Phone Companies Bill Public for Nonexistent Equipment
Srinivasan Ramakrishnan writes "Forbes has an eye-opening article on the scam that lets the Bells scoop $5 billion every year from the consumer with the sanction of the FCC. The FCC Line charge that appears on every phone bill is a vestige of a deal that was struck by the FCC with the Bells. The deal was touted by the FCC as a historic win that saved $3.2 Billion a year for the consumer - Forbes takes a closer look at the deal."
FP by the AC!!
for non-functional 'services'.
this is what you want US to look like to the rest of the wwworld? yuk.
Umm. They tried that. The whole "not allowed to own your phone" period in our great telecom history.
The only thing worse than private ownership is public ownership.
Any time there is nickel-and-diming in an enterprise, you know that industry is past its peak. For example, the telephone and airlines industries.
The USPS is subsidized with tax dollars. I would prefer that only people who use a thing, pay for that thing, and to the degree by which it is used. Perhaps instead of sending a letter, I'll use email, or get direct withdrawals instead of mailing bills, etc. As it stands, I pay a certain amount (through taxes) for the USPS wether I use it or not...
A modern day witchhunt.
hey dude.. stop being an asshole. This is about telcos overcharging.. not about why saddam sucks ass. but your too lame to understand that from your previous comments... what a troll