IMO it's a "we need more money" fee
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 1:50 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > Franchisee tax??? > Something is getting passed along... > 477 prep fee? > > *From:* Josh Luthman <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 09, 2016 11:49 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Centurylink Bogus Fees > > USF is for phone, not Internet. Besides it wouldn't be 1.99/29.95 (6.64%). > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 1:47 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> USF maybe? >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Travis Johnson Sent: Tuesday, February >> 09, 2016 11:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AFMUG] Centurylink Bogus >> Fees >> I was just helping my daughter setup Centurylink DSL service at her new >> house. They advertise $29.95/month for the service, but when you call and >> talk to the rep, there is an additional "Internet Recovery Fee" of >> $1.99/month. When I asked for specifics about that fee, all she could say >> was "everyone gets charged that... it's how we keep the network running and >> stuff". I think she even tried to throw something about the FCC into the >> conversation once. >> >> Amazing that they can add all these "fees" on top of the advertised price >> and nobody has an issue with it. I don't understand why they don't just >> advertise $1/month internet and then add $29.99/month for their "Internet >> recovery fee". LOL >> >> Travis >> >> >
