Carriers Might Profit From Cell Number Portability

Makarand writes "Carriers that are adding cell-number portability fees to your monthly cell phone bills (while fighting against actually implementing the requirement) may actually rake in profits from these levies as the total amounts collected will be more than the projected costs of meeting the FCC's number portability requirements. Although federal law requires that such fees be 'just and reasonable', it does not require reporting of their actual expenses. Consumer advocates feel that the number portability verification processes required are similar to those used by long-distance phone companies when a customer switches from one service provider to another and there is little reason to believe that expenses to meet portability requirements should vary widely among carriers and be so excessive as to bring profits for the carriers."

Comments

Cmdr. Taco Tried To Suck My Cock!

[Anonymous Coward]

He said he wanted it up his brown-eye first.

Re:Sptint charges this fee already

[Anonymous Coward]

Until you write this down, and send them a certified mail bill for the number of months you have had the phone times $2.20, you are still a sucker.

After that you can claim to be a victim.