IL 911 Fee?

I have Cingular's prepaid service in Illinois and recently found out by
calling *611 that effective 9/1/04 a new $.75 fee will be applied to the
account each month.

Does Verizon apply the same charge to its prepaid subscribers? Is this
common practice for prepaid services in other states or is it a new
"benefit" of living in Illinois? TIA

On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 20:50:32 GMT, "urbuser" <urbuser@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I have Cingular's prepaid service in Illinois and recently found out by
>calling *611 that effective 9/1/04 a new $.75 fee will be applied to the
>account each month.
>
>Does Verizon apply the same charge to its prepaid subscribers? Is this
>common practice for prepaid services in other states or is it a new
>"benefit" of living in Illinois? TIA
>

It wasn't on the FreeUp plans as of about a year ago.

At least not in SC.

On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 20:50:32 GMT, "urbuser" <urbuser@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I have Cingular's prepaid service in Illinois and recently found out by
>calling *611 that effective 9/1/04 a new $.75 fee will be applied to the
>account each month.
>
>Does Verizon apply the same charge to its prepaid subscribers? Is this
>common practice for prepaid services in other states or is it a new
>"benefit" of living in Illinois? TIA
>

It wasn't on the FreeUp plans as of about a year ago.

At least not in SC.

"The Ghost of General Lee" <ghost@general.lee> wrote in message =
news:b4kpj01gugush3mnudf4u7chk2td22lqrc@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 20:50:32 GMT, "urbuser" <urbuser@yahoo.com> wrote:
>=20
>>I have Cingular's prepaid service in Illinois and recently found out =
by
>>calling *611 that effective 9/1/04 a new $.75 fee will be applied to =
the
>>account each month.
>>
>>Does Verizon apply the same charge to its prepaid subscribers? Is =
this
>>common practice for prepaid services in other states or is it a new
>>"benefit" of living in Illinois? TIA
>>
>=20
> It wasn't on the FreeUp plans as of about a year ago.
>=20
> At least not in SC.
>

Nor was it in Ohio, as of yesterday when I added to my FreeUp account.
---JRC---

"The Ghost of General Lee" <ghost@general.lee> wrote in message =
news:b4kpj01gugush3mnudf4u7chk2td22lqrc@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 20:50:32 GMT, "urbuser" <urbuser@yahoo.com> wrote:
>=20
>>I have Cingular's prepaid service in Illinois and recently found out =
by
>>calling *611 that effective 9/1/04 a new $.75 fee will be applied to =
the
>>account each month.
>>
>>Does Verizon apply the same charge to its prepaid subscribers? Is =
this
>>common practice for prepaid services in other states or is it a new
>>"benefit" of living in Illinois? TIA
>>
>=20
> It wasn't on the FreeUp plans as of about a year ago.
>=20
> At least not in SC.
>

Nor was it in Ohio, as of yesterday when I added to my FreeUp account.
---JRC---

On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 23:11:19 GMT, "John R. Copeland"
<jcopelan@columbus.rr.aol.com> chose to add this to the great equation of
life, the universe, and everything:

>"The Ghost of General Lee" <ghost@general.lee> wrote in message news:b4kpj01gugush3mnudf4u7chk2td22lqrc@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 20:50:32 GMT, "urbuser" <urbuser@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I have Cingular's prepaid service in Illinois and recently found out by
>>>calling *611 that effective 9/1/04 a new $.75 fee will be applied to the
>>>account each month.
>>>
>>>Does Verizon apply the same charge to its prepaid subscribers? Is this
>>>common practice for prepaid services in other states or is it a new
>>>"benefit" of living in Illinois? TIA
>>
>> It wasn't on the FreeUp plans as of about a year ago.
>>
>> At least not in SC.
>
>Nor was it in Ohio, as of yesterday when I added to my FreeUp account.

I can't speak to FreeUp, but my postpaid VZW bill in Illinois, dated Aug.
18 (thanks for reminding me I have to pay it next week, btw) has a charge
of $.75 for IL E911, but I just checked my July bill and it had the same.

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On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 23:11:19 GMT, "John R. Copeland"
<jcopelan@columbus.rr.aol.com> chose to add this to the great equation of
life, the universe, and everything:

>"The Ghost of General Lee" <ghost@general.lee> wrote in message news:b4kpj01gugush3mnudf4u7chk2td22lqrc@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 20:50:32 GMT, "urbuser" <urbuser@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I have Cingular's prepaid service in Illinois and recently found out by
>>>calling *611 that effective 9/1/04 a new $.75 fee will be applied to the
>>>account each month.
>>>
>>>Does Verizon apply the same charge to its prepaid subscribers? Is this
>>>common practice for prepaid services in other states or is it a new
>>>"benefit" of living in Illinois? TIA
>>
>> It wasn't on the FreeUp plans as of about a year ago.
>>
>> At least not in SC.
>
>Nor was it in Ohio, as of yesterday when I added to my FreeUp account.

I can't speak to FreeUp, but my postpaid VZW bill in Illinois, dated Aug.
18 (thanks for reminding me I have to pay it next week, btw) has a charge
of $.75 for IL E911, but I just checked my July bill and it had the same.

--
David Streeter, "an internet god" -- Dave Barry
http://home.att.net/~dwstreeter
Remove the naughty bit from my address to reply
Expect a train on ANY track at ANY time.
"Entering Dieback Uninterpretable" - road sign in Perth, Australia,
regarding dieback, a tree disease

On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 23:11:19 GMT, "John R. Copeland"
<jcopelan@columbus.rr.aol.com> chose to add this to the great equation of
life, the universe, and everything:

>"The Ghost of General Lee" <ghost@general.lee> wrote in message news:b4kpj01gugush3mnudf4u7chk2td22lqrc@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 20:50:32 GMT, "urbuser" <urbuser@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I have Cingular's prepaid service in Illinois and recently found out by
>>>calling *611 that effective 9/1/04 a new $.75 fee will be applied to the
>>>account each month.
>>>
>>>Does Verizon apply the same charge to its prepaid subscribers? Is this
>>>common practice for prepaid services in other states or is it a new
>>>"benefit" of living in Illinois? TIA
>>
>> It wasn't on the FreeUp plans as of about a year ago.
>>
>> At least not in SC.
>
>Nor was it in Ohio, as of yesterday when I added to my FreeUp account.

I can't speak to FreeUp, but my postpaid VZW bill in Illinois, dated Aug.
18 (thanks for reminding me I have to pay it next week, btw) has a charge
of $.75 for IL E911, but I just checked my July bill and it had the same.

--
David Streeter, "an internet god" -- Dave Barry
http://home.att.net/~dwstreeter
Remove the naughty bit from my address to reply
Expect a train on ANY track at ANY time.
"Entering Dieback Uninterpretable" - road sign in Perth, Australia,
regarding dieback, a tree disease

On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 12:10:17 GMT, "urbuser" <urbuser@yahoo.com> chose to
add this to the great equation of life, the universe, and everything:

>Sorry for the confusion. I am actually referring to a new charge for 911
>service, not *611 in Illinois. I it is difficult to track a subscribers
>address for prepaid service since Cingular doesn't generate a billing
>statement, so they didn't notify me of the change in writing. They simply
>put an announcement on their IVR when you call *611 to advise of the new 911
>fee. There is no statement on Cingular's refill page related to the fee
>either.
>It seems unusual to me that carriers would apply this as a separate charge
>rather than embedding it in the cost of the refills. What makes this 911
>fee different from all the other telecom taxes, fees and assessments applied
>to postpaid subscribers? Thanks

Nothing. On my bill, it is put in the "taxes, governmental surcharges and
fees" section; including this .75, that section totals $5.80. Then there
are the Verizon surcharges, another .96.

--
David Streeter, "an internet god" -- Dave Barry
http://home.att.net/~dwstreeter
Remove the naughty bit from my address to reply
Expect a train on ANY track at ANY time.
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On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 12:10:17 GMT, "urbuser" <urbuser@yahoo.com> chose to
add this to the great equation of life, the universe, and everything:

>Sorry for the confusion. I am actually referring to a new charge for 911
>service, not *611 in Illinois. I it is difficult to track a subscribers
>address for prepaid service since Cingular doesn't generate a billing
>statement, so they didn't notify me of the change in writing. They simply
>put an announcement on their IVR when you call *611 to advise of the new 911
>fee. There is no statement on Cingular's refill page related to the fee
>either.
>It seems unusual to me that carriers would apply this as a separate charge
>rather than embedding it in the cost of the refills. What makes this 911
>fee different from all the other telecom taxes, fees and assessments applied
>to postpaid subscribers? Thanks

Nothing. On my bill, it is put in the "taxes, governmental surcharges and
fees" section; including this .75, that section totals $5.80. Then there
are the Verizon surcharges, another .96.

--
David Streeter, "an internet god" -- Dave Barry
http://home.att.net/~dwstreeter
Remove the naughty bit from my address to reply
Expect a train on ANY track at ANY time.
"I don't want to cast asparagus at my opponent!" - unnamed Chicago
politician (my bet would be either Richard J. Daley or Harold Washington)

On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 12:10:17 GMT, "urbuser" <urbuser@yahoo.com> chose to
add this to the great equation of life, the universe, and everything:

>Sorry for the confusion. I am actually referring to a new charge for 911
>service, not *611 in Illinois. I it is difficult to track a subscribers
>address for prepaid service since Cingular doesn't generate a billing
>statement, so they didn't notify me of the change in writing. They simply
>put an announcement on their IVR when you call *611 to advise of the new 911
>fee. There is no statement on Cingular's refill page related to the fee
>either.
>It seems unusual to me that carriers would apply this as a separate charge
>rather than embedding it in the cost of the refills. What makes this 911
>fee different from all the other telecom taxes, fees and assessments applied
>to postpaid subscribers? Thanks

Nothing. On my bill, it is put in the "taxes, governmental surcharges and
fees" section; including this .75, that section totals $5.80. Then there
are the Verizon surcharges, another .96.

--
David Streeter, "an internet god" -- Dave Barry
http://home.att.net/~dwstreeter
Remove the naughty bit from my address to reply
Expect a train on ANY track at ANY time.
"I don't want to cast asparagus at my opponent!" - unnamed Chicago
politician (my bet would be either Richard J. Daley or Harold Washington)

On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 12:10:17 GMT, "urbuser" <urbuser@yahoo.com> chose to
add this to the great equation of life, the universe, and everything:

>Sorry for the confusion. I am actually referring to a new charge for 911
>service, not *611 in Illinois. I it is difficult to track a subscribers
>address for prepaid service since Cingular doesn't generate a billing
>statement, so they didn't notify me of the change in writing. They simply
>put an announcement on their IVR when you call *611 to advise of the new 911
>fee. There is no statement on Cingular's refill page related to the fee
>either.
>It seems unusual to me that carriers would apply this as a separate charge
>rather than embedding it in the cost of the refills. What makes this 911
>fee different from all the other telecom taxes, fees and assessments applied
>to postpaid subscribers? Thanks

Nothing. On my bill, it is put in the "taxes, governmental surcharges and
fees" section; including this .75, that section totals $5.80. Then there
are the Verizon surcharges, another .96.

--
David Streeter, "an internet god" -- Dave Barry
http://home.att.net/~dwstreeter
Remove the naughty bit from my address to reply
Expect a train on ANY track at ANY time.
"I don't want to cast asparagus at my opponent!" - unnamed Chicago
politician (my bet would be either Richard J. Daley or Harold Washington)