11-12-2015, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
Taxpayers do pay for coverage but not via federal income taxes. Instead, the Act ?mandated the creation of the universal service fund (USF) into which all telecommunications providers are required to contribute a percentage of their interstate and international end-user telecommunications revenues.? So that little fee on your phone bill labeled USF? That?s what you?re paying for.
if all companies charge it, what do you suggest people do? stop using cellphones in protest..yeah ok buddy. you are king of manipulating an argument so you are never "wrong" so have fun pc principal.
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Yes, because that is the free market principle. Consumers can seek change through their spending decisions. Obviously the vast majority of cell phone consumers value their cell phone usage far above paying that nominal fee. |
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