gast@CS.UCLA.EDU (David Gast) (09/28/88)
I recently sent in a posting concerning the fact that GTE has billed
me 10% LA city tax on out of state calls. When I first tried to ask
GTE about this, they told me that they did not know anything about
LA city taxes and that I had to ask the city of Los Angeles.
I tried calling today, and the GTE representatives knew all about
LA city taxes. They told me that the 10% tax does not apply to
out of state calls. All of my bills, however, include city tax
on out of state LD calls. They are going to look into this (they
assured me it hadn't happened to anyone else) and I presume issue
a credit within 5 days.
You may want to look at your phone bills as well--particularly if
you are a GTE customer. If you are in the state of CA, you can
include a copy of your bill in a letter to
Mrs. Van Buren; PUC;
Public Utilities Commission State of California
State Office Building
107 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90012
1-800-548-9919
Anyone have any idea what GTE does with these funds? Do they actually
turn them over to the city or do they just pocket the tax they have
collected incorrectly? Is there anyone familiar with the accounting
package used by GTE and/or other telcos?
David Gast
gast@cs.ucla.edu
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