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Telecom Carriers Use Deceptive Advertising

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sleaze-and-fees dept.

theodp writes "Regulatory Programs Fee. It sure sounds like a government tax. It isn't. The latest addition to T-Mobile's monthly bill is merely the latest example of telephone companies passing their own cost of doing business to customers with an array of surcharges that one might easily mistake for taxes being collected on behalf of the government. With millions of subscribers at each company, these less-than-forthright fees add billions of dollars per year in extra revenue without raising advertised rates."

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  1. excuse the subject line on my post by l0ungeb0y · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Had one thing in mind when I started typing and while thinking it through changed tact. So the subject line is in fact bogus

  2. Car dealers by nycsubway · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    My favorite thing at the car dealer is the "conveyance fee" that is pre-printed on the invoice for a car. They say "it's necessary, everyone has to pay it. It's state mandated." Of course none of it is true, but people will pay anyway, because they're not being told the whole truth.

    It's not illegal, but its very sneaky. It's something that most people will miss, and when most people dont know they are being ripped off, then the government can take a closer look at it.

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  3. New Trend In Slashdot Headlines? by spoonboy42 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Hmm... is Slashdot headed towards simple, concise headlines which state things which are completely obvious to any human with more CPU power than a raddish? Here are some suggestions, if that is the case:

    1. SCO pursuing meritless litigation.

    2. A robot will replace you in 6 years; awesome!

    3. Darl McBride Paternity Test Result: Satan

    4. An Indian will replace you in 6 months; outsourcing must be stopped.

    5. RIAA Extorts Money From Filesharers

    6. Survey: Mac users have overwhelming desire to fsck Steve Jobs

    7. People starting to get sick of hearing about SCO.

    8. Politicians may be corrupt

    9. RMS is pissed off about something

    10. Star Wars movies ain't what they used to be

    11. Earth doomed, more at 11:00

    12. Blah, blah, SCO, blah, blah, blah

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