Sprint, Verizon beat Cingular in PR move

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All carriers added surcharges to their bills 18 months ago, ostensibly
to cover their increased costs in implementing WLNP, the fact that the
amounts varied widely made it seem like some were also using it to
increase cash flow.

Now, Sprint, and more so Verizon are slashing those fees, presumably
because WLNP is now in place and paid for.

Hopefully Cingular will soon follow, it currently charges me 56 cents
per line per month.:

"Verizon Wireless, the biggest winner of customers since number
portability was first permitted a year ago, planned to announce Monday
that it was eliminating all but a nickel of the 45-cent monthly fee it
charges for regulatory expenses.

Sprint is lowering its regulatory recovery fee to 25 cents, the second
reduction since June. The fee, which was more than doubled to $1.10 in
July 2003, was reduced to 40 cents in June.

Sprint will still charge a separate fee of 40 cents a month in relation
to federal requirements for enhanced 911 emergency telephone services."

i.e. Sprint will be at 65 cents and versus the 56 cents Cingular
currently charges, and the 5 cents Verizon is going to.

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