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Re: SLC charges on ISDN lines -- 1 or 2?



  James Love sez:
  > 
  > We are having difficulty determing the number of SLC charges for some of
  > the LECs, in part because it is hard to get people on the telephone at the
  > FCC, the state commissions or the companies who can answer a simple
  > question.  Based upon your own bill, does the LEC charge by line or by
  > channel for the SLC charges.  (the so-called FCC subscriber line charge). 
  > The typical SLC is $3.50 for residential lines, and $6 for busines
  > lines...  some LECs apparently charge double (for each B channel), and
  > some, it seems, charge once (by line).  For your LEC, what is the deal? 
  
  It's more complex than that.
  It's $3.50/POTS _or_ BRI for resi and small [under 'n' lines]
  businesses; than above that...
  
  But note Bell Awful is more than happy to overbill you. Further
  ISTM that the FCC sets the MAX rate, and the RBOC can charge less.
  
  
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