dspicer@questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Dag Spicer) (12/31/90)
I suspect this has already been addressed, but could someone direct me to previous discussions on this subject? Have there been any studies dealing with this surcharge (or lack thereof) in the US and around the world? Any help on this issue would be much appreciated.
John_David_Galt@ (01/02/91)
Here in California, Pac Bell proposed to the PUC (notice in our 8/90 bills) to remove the surcharge for touch tone service. However, I'm still paying it. Does anyone know if this proposal is still "in the mill" or was abandoned? If telco charges are supposed to be based on what it actually costs them to provide service, then it seems to me that they should offer tone-only service, and it should be cheaper than normal service (which supports both pulse and tone dialing) because the CO equipment can be simpler. Right?
sw@indetech.com (Steve Warner) (01/07/91)
>Here in California, Pac Bell proposed to the PUC (notice in our 8/90 >bills) to remove the surcharge for touch tone service. However, I'm >still paying it. Does anyone know if this proposal is still "in the >mill" or was abandoned? My January, 1991 bill for two of my lines has an insert which says that the TT charge will be dropped as of sometime in Feb, 1991. They will also drop the installation charge for such service. They siad that recovery of part of the lost revenue will come in the form of a decrease in one of the credits now being received on the bill. Steve Warner - Fremont, CA, USA etc... replies to: sun!indetech!stables!sw (forget what the header says)