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When Bellsouth will allow Speed Factory to offer dry copper service they are
mandating an extra fee of about $10.00 on top of the service - Bellsouth is
mandating it. I loathe Bellsouth.

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 19:45:05 -0400
Robert Heaven <robertheaven at earthlink.net> wrote:

> If you change the basic service to their usage based service (max 30
> outgoing calls per month) you can drop that total bottom line to $20 per
> month.
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2004-08-20 at 19:00, Jay Finch wrote:
> 
> > Interesting aside here...
> > 
> > FYI - I just called Bellsouth and dropped my "Complete Choice" plan down to 
> > "nothing but a dial-tone" and my cost is $17.95 + FCC fees + Taxes + Junk 
> > fees ... After it's all said and done, my cost (for just a Land Line, NO 
> > FRILLS) is a little more than $30 (Like $30.51)
> > 
> > FYI - This is in Atlanta, GA.
> > 
> > Wow... I just dropped $25 off my monthly phone bill by doing this (which is 
> > good, since I'm budgeting), but JIMINY CRICKETS... $13 in FCC Fees and 
> > taxes?!?!?!?
> > 
> > $6.50 = FCC CHarge for Network Access
> > $0.35 - FCC Local Number Portability Line Charge (per line)
> > $0.61 = Federal Universal Service Charge
> > $1.33 = Federal Excise Tax
> > $2.59 = GA State/Local Tax
> > $1.35 = Emergency 911 Charge
> > $0.15 = Telecommunications Relay Service Fund
> > 
> > Hokey Smokes Batman! I can't wait until "Dry Copper" can be used for DSL. 
> > (Especially since my local Cable Monopoly refuses to wire my subdivision. 
> > (The builder didn't have them do it when they built the houses, and they 
> > refuse to do it without getting paid by the HOA.))
> > 
> > Sorry.. Little rant there.
> > 
> > Cheers!
> > Jay 
> > 
> > 
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