Verizon DSL- No more govt FUSF fee. So Verizon raises rates equal to the dropped fee.

[lozina]

Originally posted by: altonb1
What I want to know is...why is Verizon still capping DSL at 768Kbps? I had 768 about 5 years ago and cable was only at 1.5MB--now cable is running at 6-7MB or more and Verizon is still capping? They just aren't competitive at all.

It's not capped at 768. They also offer a upgraded DSL package at 3 Mbs download/768 up

To offer anything faster would be pretty dumb on their part, after they have been investing so much money into their fiber optic infrastructure since it would compete with their FiOS

They want people on FiOS so they can offer triple play packages with the TV service.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
I got the replacement fee email a week and a half ago, and I couldn't belive it.

It looks like Verizon retracted the fee as supafly pointed out above.

"Verizon Online began notifying its retail customers earlier this month of its plans to pass through a surcharge imposed by its affiliated operating telephone companies to cover costs associated with providing DSL service to customers who do not also subscribe to Verizon's traditional phone service."

i'm a Verizon phone customer.

Does this apply? Is this the same surcharge i'm talking about in my 1st thread?

 

[JEDI]

WTF part 2:

My Verizon DSL is now 17.99. it used to be 16.49 (14.99 + tax/fees)

Anyone else get an increase in their dsl bill?

 

[JEDI]

I called them up. they said all dsl customers that came in at 14.95 has been increased to 17.99. :| BASTARDS!