Tagged: Telephone Industry

Proposed Phone Line Fee
5:21 pm
Fri November 16, 2012

Phone Companies Say Reception For Regulator Unrelated To Proposed Fee

Credit Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission website
Phil Jones, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commissioner, is a key backer of a proposal to impose a new Universal Service Fee on all phone lines in Washington.

You know all those fees and charges listed on your home or wireless phone bill? Well, rural telephone companies in Washington want to add one more: a state Universal Service Fee. Recently they co-sponsored a wine and beer reception for a key state regulator.

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