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Why would the telcos be against a rule that allows them to tack on a surcharge, blame the state, and keep the money?
by mikeash 8y ago
Why would the telcos be against a rule that allows them to tack on a surcharge, blame the state, and keep the money?
- elipsey 8y agoWhat I mean by this is that I suspect that telcos are drafting this sort of legislation, and promoting articles to "Business Friendly" news publications that call surcharges "tax" in order to deflect blame. That is more or less what I think happened with the MTS surcharge.
- mikeash 8y agoOh, I see. I was thinking in terms of calling it a “tax” to kill it, since people generally hate that word. I guess they’d rather keep it quiet but that may not be an option.