tst123@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FCC to scrap new rulearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up11.11Karrow-down18cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11.1Karrow-down1external-linkISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FCC to scrap new rulearstechnica.comtst123@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square98fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ml
minus-squarePM_ME_UR_PCAPS@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up62·11 months agoWhy are “fees” above the advertised price? It’s just lying about the price of the service.
minus-squareStoneykins [any]@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·11 months agoAnd they have the audacity to claim it is an issue of “making labels too confusing for consumers”. They could always fold fees into the overall price, but that would be counterproductive to their real goal: lying about the price in advertising.
minus-squareMrJ2k@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·edit-211 months agoBilling charge: 4.99 Itemised bill charge: 10.99 Fee listing fee: 7.99 Issue with you bill? Call our hotline (calls charged @ 1.69/minute)
minus-squarezer0nix@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoYou missed out on an obvious joke, fee fee for your fee fees :p
minus-squarePyr_Pressure@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·11 months agoExactly, if it is something that every customer has to pay no matter what, it’s not a fee it’s the cost of the service.
Why are “fees” above the advertised price? It’s just lying about the price of the service.
And they have the audacity to claim it is an issue of “making labels too confusing for consumers”.
They could always fold fees into the overall price, but that would be counterproductive to their real goal: lying about the price in advertising.
Billing charge: 4.99
Itemised bill charge: 10.99
Fee listing fee: 7.99
Issue with you bill? Call our hotline (calls charged @ 1.69/minute)
You missed out on an obvious joke, fee fee for your fee fees :p
Exactly, if it is something that every customer has to pay no matter what, it’s not a fee it’s the cost of the service.