IanR
join:2001-03-22
Madison, NJ
| I already pay this fee thru POTS
Why should I pay this fee twice?
I have a basic POTS connection and pay the Fee to them already.
I don't have DSL, I use a Cable Broadband connection and use VoIP thru this channel. But why should the FCC make me make pay again to my VoIP service for onward transmission to them.
I think the FCC are a bunch of non tech clueless people who are dangerous. |
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cdru
Go Colts
Premium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
| I understand where you are coming from, but I'm going to play Devil's Advocate for a minute. If you had two POTS lines, you would expect to pay the USF at approximately twice the rate of a single line.
This isn't a whole lot different. The FCC is saying VoIP is like a regular POTS line, and such the VoIP providers have to chip in the 7% for the phone line. It's not double dipping because you are paying the fee on two different services that are not related (other then in similar functionality).
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Quis custodiet custodes ipsos? |
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GhostDoggy
join:2005-05-11
Duluth, GA | reply to IanR
You have a second ankle, though, don't you? Grab it, too!  |
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