Re: [PLUG] OT:Phone & DSL service?

["William H. Magill" <magill@mcgillsociety.org>]

On 08 Apr, 2005, at 02:38, M.Simons wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Apr 2005, Michael Lazin wrote:
> > I pay 50 bucks a month+tax for combined DSL and phone service from
> > cavelier.  Phone service includes caller id, call waiting, and 3 way
> > calling.  DSL is a static IP with no usage restrictions.  I run a
> > number of servers.
>
> You say +tax here.  That is what I am wondering about.  If it was only
> sales tax, then this would be a good deal.. however.. doesn't it also
> include lots of 'fcc' etc. fees USF charge, etc. etc., such as 
> detailed on
> http://www.cavtel.com/support/Taxes_and_Fees.shtml  ?  So it's $50+ all
> those fees?  In my estimation those fees can total quite a lot, and 
> would
> make things more expensive than I am paying right now.  Can you say how
> much the bill is in total with all those fees and taxes?
>
> Thanks.. (this is exactly the sort of information I am interested in, 
> so
> it is appreciated.)

All of the assorted City, State and Federal taxes and "fees" are about 
equal
to 40-50% of your total bill.  So if the basic service is $50, expect 
the
total bill to be more like $90.

My basic monthly phone service from Cavalier is $22 a month, Taxes and 
fees
run about $15. ... They just "repriced" -- the monthly fee went down 
from
$28 to $22, but the "taxes and fees" went from $9 to $15 -- the total 
amount
of the check I send them stayed the same.

T.T.F.N.
William H. Magill
magill@mcgillsociety.org
magill@acm.org
magill@mac.com
whmagill@gmail.com

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