Number portability fees
Posted on November 6, 2003
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Of course the cell phone operators aren’t going to just swallow the costs of implementing number portability in the States, they’re going to try and pass it on the consumer. Gizmodo breaks down the fees by provider:
Cingular: Collects a fee of up to $1.25 for “Regulatory Cost Recovery,” which likely includes number portability. Most Cingular subscribers who wrote in said that they were being charged $0.32 for this, but others said they weren’t being charged anything at all. Probably varies by state.
AT&T Wireless: Collects $1.75 for “Regulatory Program Fees,” which includes number portability and E911 service, though some readers wrote in that they weren’t being charged anything extra.
Good for the ones who don’t.