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They couldn't let that chance to suck some more blood out of you pass them by eh?
Supplier Surcharge?
What crap.
Especially since they dont lease the phone lines that your service runs on. They OWN them and are our local phone provider as a result
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Duhhhhhhh......
Was that suppossed to make any sense?
Lol my friend had a speaker malfuntion throu the phone line she has virizon they came buy three three times, and all they did is, wenever you pick up the phone, youd swear theres something crawling around inside it.
Mob
Mobble
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You might want to check your statement and make sure they didn't also add a "notification of billing changes" surcharge.
People don't think about it, but these little surcharges really add up over time. For example, I've made 1218 posts on this forum @ $2 per post for the Fleabiscuit reader surcharge, that has ended up costing me around $2400 (Give or take, factoring in the price break Flea gives for posts that he only skimmed over.) But that's no small chunk of change.
Meanwhile, Flea is living it up out on the coast. That greedy bloodsucking parasite. 
Last edited: Saturday, August 19, 2006 at 4:53:32 PM
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Dear Valued Verizon Online Customer,
Effective immediately, Verizon Online is dropping its previously announced plans to impose a DSL Supplier Surcharge. We are eliminating this surcharge in response to customer concerns. The supplier surcharge has not been included in your bill.
Thank you for choosing high speed Verizon Online DSL. We appreciate and value your business.
Sincerely,
Verizon Online
Broadband Customer Care Team
Apparently they dont like the attorney general breathing down their neck
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They just had to try, just think of the extra millions they could have made if would have worked. Greedy little bastards.
Oh nice..I think I'm going to contact the Oregon Attorney General and see if they can do anything about the Fleabiscuit charges. I'm sick of getting these bills in the mail, and the late fees are killing my credit rating.
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I have verizon dsl service at work. I got this msg this morning:
Dear Valued Verizon Online Customer,
Effective August 14, 2006, Verizon Online will stop charging the FUSF (Federal Universal Service Fund) recovery fee. We will stop being assessed the fee by our DSL network suppliers. Therefore, we will no longer be recovering this fee from our customers. The impact of the FUSF fee is as follows: for customers of Verizon Online with service up to 768Kbps, the fee eliminated is $1.25 a month; for customers of Verizon Online with service up to 1.5 Mbps or 3Mbps, the fee eliminated is $2.83 a month (based on current FUSF surcharge amounts). On your bill that includes charges for August 14, 2006 you will see either a partial FUSF Recovery Fee or no FUSF line item at all, depending on your bill cycle.
Starting August 26, 2006, Verizon Online will begin charging a Supplier Surcharge for all new DSL customers, existing customers with a DSL monthly or bundle package, and existing DSL annual plan customers at the time their current annual plan expires. This surcharge is not a government imposed fee or a tax; however, it is intended to help offset costs we incur from our network supplier in providing Verizon Online DSL service. The Supplier Surcharge will initially be set at $1.20 a month for Verizon Online DSL customers with service up to 768Kbps and $2.70 per month for customers with DSL service at higher speeds.
On balance your total bill will remain about the same as it has been or slightly lower.
For more information, see the Announcement in the Help section of Verizon Central, located at http://central.verizon.net
We regret the need to add this Supplier Surcharge, but we thank you for choosing high speed Verizon Online DSL. We appreciate and value your business.
Sincerely,
Verizon Online
Broadband Customer Care Team
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