Just paying some bills and ... ya ever notice ?

[Kento-Moto]

I used to sell long distance packages and I never understood the entire phone bill ...

Take a look at all the stupid extra crap on here :

Monthly Service - Dec 11 thru Jan 10

1-01 Residence Flat Rate Serv 10.94
Line Sharing Basis
1-02 Caller ID Complete Blocking .00
1-03 900/976 Blocking .00

Total Monthly Service 10.94


Surcharges and Other Fees

1-04 Federal Subscriber Line Charge 4.39
1-05 Rate Surcharge .16
1-06 State Regulatory Fee .02
1-07 Federal Universal Service Fee .50

Total Surcharges and Other Fees 5.07


Government Fees and Taxes

1-08 CA High Cost Fund Surcharge - A: .01
1-09 CA High Cost Fund-B and CA Advanced Svc Fund .06
1-10 California Teleconnect Fund Surcharge .01
1-11 Universal Lifeline Telephone Service Surcharge .13
1-12 CA Relay Service and Communications Devices Fund .02
1-13 9-1-1 Emergency System .06
1-14 Federal .49
1-15 Local .57

Total Government Fees and Taxes 1.35

Total Plans and Services 17.36


And then there is the LD portion :

Surcharges and Other Fees

Description
2-21 Carrier Cost Recovery Fee 1.99
2-22 Fed Universal Service Fund .69

Total Surcharges and Other Fees 2.68


Government Fees and Taxes

Description
2-23 CA High Cost Fund B and CA Advanced Svc Fund .01
2-24 CA State Emergency Telephone Users (911) Tax .01
2-25 CA Teleconnect Fund (0.08%) .00
3-01 CA Universal Lifeline Tel. Service Fund .02
3-02 CA Local Utility Users Tax .13

Total Government Fees and Taxes .17

KEY TO CALLING CODES
D Day Z Other
Total AT&T Long Distance 9.25

WTH ! ? !

My Cel phone which I use the most is even worse ...

[J.Busa]

Legalized extortion. F'n crooks.

[zukracer]

um.. yeah ... switch to vonage, they have some inexpensive services and no gang raping when you get to the "tax" section of the bill

[Scar]

Kento-bro...

I think that's reading material for the digestion-challenged or maybe the insomniac.



Many people I know don't even have land-lines anymore. If it wasn't for my fax machine, I wouldn't either.

[Kento-Moto]

Originally Posted by Scar

Kento-bro...


Many people I know don't even have land-lines anymore. If it wasn't for my fax machine, I wouldn't either.

I hear ya on that... I need a land line sometimes, oh and my Cel phone bill is another $139 ! I probly wouldnt be so dumbfounded if it were just 1 fee but all the little piddley stuff from every level of government is rediculous

[Scar]

Originally Posted by Kento-Moto

I hear ya on that... I need a land line sometimes, oh and my Cel phone bill is another $139 ! I probly wouldnt be so dumbfounded if it were just 1 fee but all the little piddley stuff from every level of government is rediculous

Feel ya, bro...definitely worthy of ridicule.

[HillbillyTom]

My cell phone charges me an "end line user fee". It's only like 39 cents, but I've always wondered what it was.

[99'busa]

govt looks for anything pos. to charge money to. I cant believe we're still using Al Gores internet for free

[Mr Bogus]

Originally Posted by Scar

Kento-bro...

I think that's reading material for the digestion-challenged or maybe the insomniac.



Many people I know don't even have land-lines anymore. If it wasn't for my fax machine, I wouldn't either.

you can fax over the net now...

[runeight]

Originally Posted by Kento-Moto

I used to sell long distance packages and I never understood the entire phone bill ...

Take a look at all the stupid extra crap on here :

Monthly Service - Dec 11 thru Jan 10

1-01 Residence Flat Rate Serv 10.94
Line Sharing Basis
1-02 Caller ID Complete Blocking .00
1-03 900/976 Blocking .00

Total Monthly Service 10.94


Surcharges and Other Fees

1-04 Federal Subscriber Line Charge 4.39
1-05 Rate Surcharge .16
1-06 State Regulatory Fee .02
1-07 Federal Universal Service Fee .50

Total Surcharges and Other Fees 5.07


Government Fees and Taxes

1-08 CA High Cost Fund Surcharge - A: .01
1-09 CA High Cost Fund-B and CA Advanced Svc Fund .06
1-10 California Teleconnect Fund Surcharge .01
1-11 Universal Lifeline Telephone Service Surcharge .13
1-12 CA Relay Service and Communications Devices Fund .02
1-13 9-1-1 Emergency System .06
1-14 Federal .49
1-15 Local .57

Total Government Fees and Taxes 1.35

Total Plans and Services 17.36


And then there is the LD portion :

Surcharges and Other Fees

Description
2-21 Carrier Cost Recovery Fee 1.99
2-22 Fed Universal Service Fund .69

Total Surcharges and Other Fees 2.68


Government Fees and Taxes

Description
2-23 CA High Cost Fund B and CA Advanced Svc Fund .01
2-24 CA State Emergency Telephone Users (911) Tax .01
2-25 CA Teleconnect Fund (0.08%) .00
3-01 CA Universal Lifeline Tel. Service Fund .02
3-02 CA Local Utility Users Tax .13

Total Government Fees and Taxes .17

KEY TO CALLING CODES
D Day Z Other
Total AT&T Long Distance 9.25

WTH ! ? !

My Cel phone which I use the most is even worse ...

We just could not think of anything else. We will be working on it however.

Nancy Pelosi D-CA

[runeight]

Originally Posted by 99'busa

govt looks for anything pos. to charge money to. I cant believe we're still using Al Gores internet for free

r8

[rbb213]

I no longer have a phone...I have two tin cans with a string...It still works...lol..and best of all , its free, I just had to digest, the green beens and corn....lol....


JK

Rocky

[WWJD]

Get SKYPE or Yahoo phone and skip all that crap. I think I pay maybe $30 A YEAR for my phone calls