BellSouth had planned to continue collecting a $2.97 per month fee from its 3.2 million DSL customers, even though that fee had been originally collected for the federal government's Universal Service Fund.
BellSouth planned to keep charging the same $2.97 monthly fee to customers, while report has now noted that BellSouth decided to eliminate plans to persist in collecting that fee. Pressure from the FCC may have helped, as the agency inquired of both BellSouth and Verizon why their continued collection was not a violation of truth-in-billing laws. BellSouth issued a Since the FCC has confirmed to AP that it sent Verizon a letter of inquiry, it looks like they will have to explain it in Washington: FCC spokeswoman Tamara Lipper said Friday that the agency prefers to let competitive forces govern the markets with minimum government regulation but is "willing and quick to act to protect consumers." Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo! My Web | Furl Bookmark Murdok: David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.BellSouth Rescinds DSL Fee
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