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Written by samc
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Tuesday, 22 August 2006 |
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Verizon called on rivals "to come together in addressing emerging broadband concerns that customers really care about," reports The Street.
Verizon said taxes are killing telecom. "Today in some states, taxes on cell phones exceed that of liquor and tobacco," the exec said. "That's just not right." But, as Om Malik points out; Earlier this month, Verizon Online (the DSL business) stopped charging the Federal Universal Service Fund recovery fee. A ruling said so. Verizon and other phone companies had asked the Federal Communications Commission to deregulate DSL service, and classify it as an information service. As a result customers could save between $1.25 to $2.83 a month.
Good news right?
Nope - Verizon is going to charge a “supplier surcharge.” Think of it as a dictator imposing a new tax, just because he can. The company has the nerve to say that they are charging this tax, I mean surcharge - between $1.20 and $2.70 a month - to help offset the costs from a very mysterious network supplier.
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