I have one $10 unlimited tablet line on my TMO Business account. I already pay $1.60/month in taxes. Now it'll be $2.10. That's more than 20% of the bill.
T-Mobile (Gov't?) bill taxes increasing
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Yeah - I had the same thing happen earlier in the year and now again. It is hard to tell if these are truly government mandates taxes, or since I have "locked in" pricing on my phone and internet if these are other ways to raise the cost. Back in April or May I had a 50 cent increase on my cell phone and 20 cent increase on my 5G internet line (but the base plan price stayed the same). Now, I am getting another 50 cent increase on my cell phone, but no mention of anything changing on my 5G internet plan.
My thought is that if it is a governement tax/recovery fee, wouldn't we see an increase on AT&T and Verizon as well? Why just T-Mobile?
My thought is that if it is a governement tax/recovery fee, wouldn't we see an increase on AT&T and Verizon as well? Why just T-Mobile?
Any real government fees don't necessarily have to be broken out and passed on to the customer. Afterall for upwards of a decade T-Mobile had tax & fee inclusive plans for phones. It just a way of raising prices. I can understand not including sales tax and e911 fees, but any 'regulatory' and 'recovery' fees are BS.
Furthermore, you would think any fee that is 100% mandated would be called the same across all providers. Here's my Verizon and AT&T bills, I'm on a fee inclusive plan on T-Mobile, but the made up fees really don't really match up between the two
Furthermore, you would think any fee that is 100% mandated would be called the same across all providers. Here's my Verizon and AT&T bills, I'm on a fee inclusive plan on T-Mobile, but the made up fees really don't really match up between the two
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I also get a 404. T-Mobile's web wizards at least catch the error rather than just mysteriously breaking things as they seem to do at AT&T.
I note that such "cost recovery fees" are in no way government-mandated; their existence and pricing are entirely at the carrier's option.
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This is a well-traveled trail of adding fees to cover the cost of not upping the plan (or package) price. That the various "cost recovery" fees were allowed in the first place seems an obvious concession to allow the establishment of these slop fees on top of "forever price" service plans.
Maybe the policy-makers hoped that the fees would only be used to cover unanticipated government regulatory fees, but that's not how it is playing out.
Maybe the policy-makers hoped that the fees would only be used to cover unanticipated government regulatory fees, but that's not how it is playing out.
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Not really. "Resort fees" usually separate amenities (pool, gym, Internet, office facilities, "free" breakfasts) from the price of the room itself. It isn't so much a hidey-hole for raising the advertised price, though I imagine that it does insulate the facility somewhat from the ravages of competing on room rates alone, as the additional fees are never discounted.
The idea of having some prices that are proportional to the number of room occupants seems justifiable at some level.
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