Verizon set to tax customers Jan 15th 2012

Verizon set to tax customers Jan 15th 2012

money.cnn.com

Verizon said Friday that it was scrapping a controversial $2 fee for one-time bill payments announced just a day earlier. The announcement had immediately sparked an uproar online from customers irate about the prospect of incurring further fees simply by paying existing ones.

(visit the link for the full news article)

Earlier Friday, the Federal Communications Commission said it was "concerned about Verizon's actions" regarding the proposed new fee and was "looking into the matter."

Eerily similar to Bank of America plan to charge new debit card fees. What are your thoughts Verizon subscribers? My guess is that this is not going to be a 1 time fee.

money.cnn.com
(visit the link for the full news article)

The CEO says that they are scrapping the proposed bill yet nothing has been confirmed and as far as we're concerned it is still set to happen. FCC is investigating so be on the look out.

reply to post by ZeroUnlmtd

Your article says that Verizon abandoned plans for the fee. There is nothing new for Verizon subscribers to pay.

Originally posted by charles1952
reply to post by ZeroUnlmtd

 

Your article says that Verizon abandoned plans for the fee. There is nothing new for Verizon subscribers to pay.

Yes consumers, Verizon will never raise rates or attempt to screw you! This was all a big misunderstanding and in fact, they are just going to start giving away free money tomorrow too!

Originally posted by charles1952
reply to post by ZeroUnlmtd

 

Your article says that Verizon abandoned plans for the fee. There is nothing new for Verizon subscribers to pay.

that statement was released by the CEO but not confirmed to be true. Read further in the article and you'll see that the FCC is now investigating this.

reply to post by aching_knuckles

Dear aching_knuckles,

I'm confused by your comment. Are you saying that Verizon will impose the fee on the 15th? Or at some time in the future they will raise rates? Or perhaps you mean something else.

With respect,
Charles1952

Originally posted by ZeroUnlmtd

Originally posted by charles1952
reply to post by ZeroUnlmtd

 

Your article says that Verizon abandoned plans for the fee. There is nothing new for Verizon subscribers to pay.

that statement was released by the CEO but not confirmed to be true. Read further in the article and you'll see that the FCC is now investigating this.

It has since been confirmed. This is one fee that they will not charge.

www.businessinsider.com...
technolog.msnbc.msn.com...
online.wsj.com...

Never fear though. If you have Verizon like I do ( I have a bundle package. TV, phone and internet) they have plenty of other fees that have been in place for a long time. Adds quite a bit to my bill.

i don't have verizon anyways but they'll still find a way to tax ya'll

This has all been confirmed that Verizon has dropped the $2.00 online payments fee. So, why is this thread even here? Verizon is a Business. A service. They DO have a right to charge fee's for any services provided. Although I admit, they could lower their prices some. Do people really think they should get everything for free?

Originally posted by DarknessMatters
This has all been confirmed that Verizon has dropped the $2.00 online payments fee. So, why is this thread even here? Verizon is a Business. A service. They DO have a right to charge fee's for any services provided. Although I admit, they could lower their prices some. Do people really think they should get everything for free?

edit on 12/31/2011 by DarknessMatters because: (no reason given)

wasn't confirmed when i posted this, was still under review from the FCC

That's what's great about the free market, if you don't like it don't re-subscribe. Now if we can only find a way to get around the tax from the government.