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From: Kevin O'Connor
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 00:00
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I don't know of a time when AT&T was EVER cheaper than anybody else. There was always a catch. Surfer Dude wrote: > > x-no-archive: yes > In article <930525533.727.46@news.remarQ.com>, a12355@looksmart.com > says... > > > > I couldn't believe it when I got AT&T's recent bill. Talk about a ripoff and > > an outrage. Here's a condensed version of my bill: > > > > Direct Dialed Long Distance Calls: $8.55 > > > > Two payphone calls totaling 3 minutes: $2.93 > > > > That leaves a total for all calls at: $11.48 > > > > Now for the fun part: > > > > Pay Phone Usage Charge: .60 > > Minimum Usage Charge: $3.23 > > Universal Connectivity Charge: $2.79 > > Carrier Line Charge: $2.55 > > Federal Tax: .63 > > Infrastructure Fund Reimbursment: .26 > > Local Tax: $.06 > > State Tax: $1.33 > > USF Charge: .16 > > Poison Control Charge: .02 > > 911 Surcharge: .02 > > > > This leaves a total for fees, charges, supplements and bullshit of: $11.65. > > (MORE THAN MY ACTUAL CALLS!) CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS! > > > > I know some of these fees are mandatory, but I have already switched to > > another carrier, where fees and things are much cheaper. > > AT&T has stuck it to me for the last time, and if your smart you'll drop > > this money grubbing, greedy company too. There are over 50,000 newsgroups > > and It will take me over a month, but I'm going to try to post this on every > > unmoderated newgroup I can. AT&T SUCKS! > > > > > > > You are correct, but by the time people find out about this shit like you > just did, and change to someone else, AT&T will have already made > hundreds of millions of dollars, perhaps billions... > > -- > > Dude > > Why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot at them?
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fa6e6,3a44e162779ad647 X-Google-Attributes: gidfa6e6,public X-Google-Thread: 10b420,3a44e162779ad647 X-Google-Attributes: gid10b420,public X-Google-Thread: 11474a,3a44e162779ad647 X-Google-Attributes: gid11474a,public X-Google-Thread: 10f73f,3a44e162779ad647 X-Google-Attributes: gid10f73f,public From: Kevin O'Connor <kevin656@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: AT&T. Major Ripoff! Date: 1999/06/28 Message-ID: <3777FAED.8BE6F79E@earthlink.net> X-Deja-AN: 494925956 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <930525533.727.46@news.remarQ.com> <MPG.11e0a887918a01619899dd@news.lava.net> X-Posted-Path-Was: not-for-mail Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-ELN-Date: 28 Jun 1999 21:42:09 GMT X-ELN-Insert-Date: Mon Jun 28 14:45:08 1999 Organization: EarthLink Network, Inc. Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: alt.consumers,alt.consumers.experiences,alt.consumers.free-stuff,dfw.forsale