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Pay To Have Your Phone Tapped

Posted by michael on from the insult-to-injury dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Globe and Mail is running an interesting story over who should carry the cost of wiretapping (registration may be required): 'Canada's police chiefs propose a surcharge of about 25 cents on monthly telephone and Internet bills to cover the cost of tapping into the communications of terrorists and other criminals.'"

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  1. A no-registration version by theluckyleper · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's a version of the article with no registration required.

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  2. In Canada, we pay for everything by gringo_john · · Score: 4, Informative
    On my monthly Telus phone bill (in Vancouver BC), there is a $0.14 CAD charge for 9-1-1 emergency service.

    On top of this, there is also a $2.95 Telus long distance administration charge. This charge I'm told is for using Telus's long distance service, regardless if I make any long distance calls. I hear that if I switch long distance carriers, this administration charge increases.

    They could easily add a $0.25 "security enhancement" charge to my phone bill.