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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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