tst123@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FCC to scrap new rulearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up11.11Karrow-down18cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.mltechnews@radiation.partyhackernews@derp.foo
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 · 1 year agomessage-square99fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.mltechnews@radiation.partyhackernews@derp.foo
minus-squarePM_ME_UR_PCAPS@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up63·1 year agoWhy are “fees” above the advertised price? It’s just lying about the price of the service.
minus-squareStoneykins [any]@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·1 year 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-up27·edit-21 year 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-squarezer0nixlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoYou missed out on an obvious joke, fee fee for your fee fees :p
minus-squarePyr_Pressure@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year 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.