▲ 948 ▼ FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org 138 comments fedilink hide all child comments Aww ... poor little ISPs.
[–] alligatorSoup@feddit.uk 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) Americans pay extra for the ability to call emergency line 911!? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Hirom@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 911 and similar emergency numbers always cost money. In many places individuals pays for it through taxes, but people may not realize it because there's 1 tax and 1 big budget that pays for many different public services. In the US I guess the cost is separated from other public services, and paid through ISP via a fee. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm just here wondering who out there wouldn't want to be able to call the emergency line. It shouldn't be a separate fee, but rather incorporated into the tax that pays for all the emergency services anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] urist@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago It’s a tax. You can’t refuse to pay it, it’s just itemized out like that. Only way to avoid paying it is to not pay for a phone. It is a regressive tax which is bad (everyone who has a phone line pays the same instead of taxing the rich more) but there are bigger worries in America. permalink fedilink source parent [–] xtremeownage@lemmyonline.com 5 points 2 years ago You do too. It just might not be reflected on your phone bill, and is just lumped in with your normal taxes / VAT/etc.... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 911 and similar emergency numbers always cost money. In many places individuals pays for it through taxes, but people may not realize it because there's 1 tax and 1 big budget that pays for many different public services. In the US I guess the cost is separated from other public services, and paid through ISP via a fee. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm just here wondering who out there wouldn't want to be able to call the emergency line. It shouldn't be a separate fee, but rather incorporated into the tax that pays for all the emergency services anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] urist@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago It’s a tax. You can’t refuse to pay it, it’s just itemized out like that. Only way to avoid paying it is to not pay for a phone. It is a regressive tax which is bad (everyone who has a phone line pays the same instead of taxing the rich more) but there are bigger worries in America. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm just here wondering who out there wouldn't want to be able to call the emergency line. It shouldn't be a separate fee, but rather incorporated into the tax that pays for all the emergency services anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] urist@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago It’s a tax. You can’t refuse to pay it, it’s just itemized out like that. Only way to avoid paying it is to not pay for a phone. It is a regressive tax which is bad (everyone who has a phone line pays the same instead of taxing the rich more) but there are bigger worries in America. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] urist@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago It’s a tax. You can’t refuse to pay it, it’s just itemized out like that. Only way to avoid paying it is to not pay for a phone. It is a regressive tax which is bad (everyone who has a phone line pays the same instead of taxing the rich more) but there are bigger worries in America. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xtremeownage@lemmyonline.com 5 points 2 years ago You do too. It just might not be reflected on your phone bill, and is just lumped in with your normal taxes / VAT/etc.... permalink fedilink source parent