AlkalineArmy
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join:2002-03-14
Greenfield, IN | Good Idea
Sound like an excellent idea, however you know the phone companies will never go along with it. |
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Mellow
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join:2001-11-16
Salisbury, MD | FTTH
And they say FTTH would not be profitable. Pfft, they make a regular phone line a money sucking device.
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IanR
join:2001-03-22
Madison, NJ | Which is it?
How come all the Baby Bells are not rolling in massive profits then? Are their intrinsic high costs which need to be recovered or are they so badly managed? |
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Morac
join:2001-08-30
Riverside, NJ
 ·Comcast
| War tax
Maybe one day we'll win that Spanish-American War and they'll remove that tax. 
Also I thought every state paid the $1 surcharge for touch tone dialing. I didn't realize it was only NJ. Doesn't surprise me though. They will eliminate the surcharge is you purchase one of their bundled packages or maybe it's just part of the bundle, who knows.
I found the marked up phone bill enlightening as I didn't know what half those charges were on my bill.
In any case, by the time Verizon and others fix their phone bill everyone will be using wireless.
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Barney Bad Ass
| And we are supposed to be surprised by this???
Hmmmmm..... ever call the phone co. for help on any topic?? And with this report we're supposed to be surprised???
UGH!!! NOT!!!! |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | reply to IanR
Re: Which is it?
Actually, they are. But remember, declared profits mean extra taxes, so, the goal is to make tons of money but look like you're only breaking even. |
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technick
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join:2000-12-16
Loganville, GA | Dirty Bell's
I hate the bells, im on the edge of volunteering my time to teletruth if they would have me. I hate bellsouth =(. |
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neftv
join:2000-10-01
Broomall, PA | I hope Teletruth gets that done.
Because "we the people" are and want to be stupid or more like oblivious and just pay. Everyone around me seems to find it ok to just pay, especially when you have a State rep and Senator that don't see things like this as an issue. |
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DivineDark
join:2001-08-30
Oklahoma City, OK
clubs: | SBC's fear
I am so glad I have dropped my land line in favor of a wireless phone only. It costs way less and it is the same ammount every month. No surprises. |
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neftv
join:2000-10-01
Broomall, PA
 ·Broadvox Direct
| Yea I'm waiting for a local wireless internet provider to start a residential service soon. Once that is done I will drop the phone line. I will keep the VoIP service and a cell phone which both in themselves offer alot more services per dollar then Verizon ever has. |
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Overdrive
Are You Where You Want To Be?
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join:2001-05-31
Waterbury, CT | Taxes on taxes?
There is still a tax from the 1800's on my phone bill? How funny is that?
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Rhobite
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join:2002-02-24
Cambridge, MA
clubs: | reply to IanR
Re: Which is it?
Union workers and mismanagement. |
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Sisqo
World Champs. Babe Who?
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join:2002-08-14
Methuen, MA
| Bruce is always good for a laugh.
Funny I was thinking about this clown this morning, wondering where he has been. This guy is a joke, this guy battles the same industry that kicked him out years ago. His acusations only hold water in BBR, this guy get's laughed out of every courtroom in the country. Funnt I don't see him in rage about cable companies do I smell bitterness?
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footballdude
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join:2002-08-13
Imperial, MO
| nit picking
The report is packed to the brim with complaints, asking questions such as if internal wiring breaks once every 16 years, why do users pay a monthly "inside wire maintenance" fee? If call waiting and caller ID cost a penny to provide, why are users still paying on average more than $7 a month?
If I remember correctly from when I first turned on my phone, that inside wire maintenance fee is an optional charge which the customer can choose to have on the bill or choose to not pay. It's basically an insurance premium so that you don't have to pay for a repair visit if a line goes bad inside your house.
As far as the call waiting thing, since when does price have anything to do with cost? You charge what the market is willing to pay. It costs about a nickel to provide a 32 ounce Pepsi, but you pay $1.50 for it at Hooters. Has this Kuchnick guy ever taken a business class or is he just a malcontent? |
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Minister
join:2002-01-02
Fleeting
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Re: Bruce is always good for a laugh.
You know what I notice about you guys that don't like him?
You absolutely never mention specifics, and you never debate his actual information. It's an immediate jump toward character assasination. Just like when an ex Bush administration employee comes out claiming Iraq was agenda number one. Why is that?
It's always insults and absolutely ZERO actual reason. Read yours. "Clown", "Joke", "bitter", "laughed out of every courtroom in the country"...... |
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Alpine
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join:2000-01-11
Atlanta, GA
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Re: Which is it?
said by KrK  :
Actually, they are. But remember, declared profits mean extra taxes, so, the goal is to make tons of money but look like you're only breaking even.
Conspiracy theorists crack me up... Keep 'em coming - they're great comic relief!
Adam |
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jjoshua
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join:2001-06-01
Scotch Plains, NJ
 ·Verizon FIOS
·Comcast
| Wireless is no better
I'm getting PO'd because of the various additional fees and recovery charges that are getting added to my Cingular Wireless bill every month.
This last month, they included increases that were made with no advanced notice.
When I call to complain about the increases, I'm told flat-out that the FCC forces them to charge the fees and that I need to complain to the FCC.
BS!
I did complain to the FCC - I filed a cramming complaint.
This crap has got to stop. |
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gruggni
Oxygen Gets You High
join:2003-07-28
Corpus Christi, TX
1 edit | Ebills = no paper
Becareful if you start using ebills especially for SBC. Those bastards stopped sending me paper, and now I have to ask them (via website) for an electronic copy. It's one step better than contacting customer service. I am receiving an ebill with no automatic proof about what I am being billed. Bastards are hiding the facts about my phone and dsl, these dirty tricks just keep getting better. Hide the bill from customers, force them to deal with our website. Sneaky rat bastards, SBC (Sneaky Bell Consipracy) or (Swell Bunch of Chumps). |
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Rhobite
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join:2002-02-24
Cambridge, MA
clubs:
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Re: Which is it?
How is that a conspiracy theory? It's perfectly valid business to try and minimize reported earnings in order to reduce the tax burden. There are obvious drawbacks to that strategy, but it's still a valid strategy.
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PhoenixDown
-- Wants FIOS
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join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
clubs: 
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Re: Wireless is no better
With caller ID and three-way calling, I can opt out and simply not have the service - or get a package deal where those services are included in the monthly fee.
What I detest is the taxes and surcharges which vary by carrier and service, by city and state, and by month. Taxes and surcharges are at least 1/4 of bill. Something is wrong there.
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