[wplug] The evilness of it all (Verizon OT post)

[Zach]

On 8/26/06, Wayne Hasley <whasley at mac.com> wrote:
> FCC 'Very Upset' at New Verizon Fee
> By Nate Mook, BetaNews
> August 25, 2006, 2:40 PM
> UPDATE: BellSouth now says it will drop the fee from customers'
> bills. The removal of the $2.97 surcharge should show up within a
> week, but it could take up to six weeks, the company said. Customers
> charged the fee since August 16 will receive a credit.
> The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to launch a formal
> inquiry into a decision by Verizon and BellSouth to continue charging
> DSL customers for a Universal Service Fund fee the U.S. government is
> no longer requiring.

A huge American company taking advantage of consumers - what a shock!
Thank God the FCC for once is doing something right. They usually side
with interests of big business.

Zach