Ever take a look at your cable bill? - GoFuckYourself.com

Chris · 04-07-2006, 12:16 PM

I'll admit i am bad at not looking at all the charges on my bills
just pay and go
alot easier

but today I looked

Taxes and Fee's
Franchise Fees 6.58
FCC User fee 0.06
and a bunch of other local state and goverment taxes

but wtf is a god damn fanchise fee?
total taxes and fee's are 28.37

Cable/Data service 138.80
Digital Phone Services 39.95
Pay per video / on demand orders 31.60

for a grand total of 232.90

And i hate the service they provide as well

///end rant

Tom_PM · 04-07-2006, 12:18 PM

Thats where they get ya!
Phone bills are same or worse. Notorious for false charges too, and people rarely even look and notice it seems.

After Shock Media · 04-07-2006, 12:19 PM

I think franchise fee's are the fees passed on to your for carrying certain channels that the channels charge the cable company access fee's for.

Then again I may be wrong.

After Shock Media · 04-07-2006, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PR_Tom

Thats where they get ya!
Phone bills are same or worse. Notorious for false charges too, and people rarely even look and notice it seems.

Yup but phone bills, (all of them) contain at least 1 illegal charge/fee. In the US at least.

04-07-2006, 12:16 PM	#1
Chris Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: icq: 71462500 Skype: Jupzchris Posts: 27,880	Ever take a look at your cable bill? I'll admit i am bad at not looking at all the charges on my bills just pay and go alot easier but today I looked Taxes and Fee's Franchise Fees 6.58 FCC User fee 0.06 and a bunch of other local state and goverment taxes but wtf is a god damn fanchise fee? total taxes and fee's are 28.37 Cable/Data service 138.80 Digital Phone Services 39.95 Pay per video / on demand orders 31.60 for a grand total of 232.90 And i hate the service they provide as well ///end rant __________________ [email protected]

04-07-2006, 12:18 PM	#2
Tom_PM Porn Meister Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,443	Thats where they get ya! Phone bills are same or worse. Notorious for false charges too, and people rarely even look and notice it seems. __________________ 43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

04-07-2006, 12:19 PM	#3
After Shock Media It's coming look busy Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn". Posts: 35,299	I think franchise fee's are the fees passed on to your for carrying certain channels that the channels charge the cable company access fee's for. Then again I may be wrong. __________________ [email protected] ICQ:135982156 AIM: Aftershockmed1a MSN: [email protected]