That $50 is not what you actually pay. You'll find another 12 or so fees and taxes on land lines and cell phones which can add up to another $10-$15. One whic

That $50 is not what you actually pay. You'll find another 12 or so fees and taxes on land lines and cell phones which can add up to another $10-$15. One which really rankles me is the telcos charge a fee to comply with the law. Tmo currently charge almost two dollars a line per month for that ("Regulatory Programs Fee"). I kid you not - the fee literally is for them to comply with legal requirements. This is all a side effect of the regulatory capture of the FCC. Here are the taxes for California http://www.mywireless.org/state-issues/california/ http://www.mywireless.org/state-issues/california/ - and note that doesn't cover federal taxes. You can see a sample tmobile bill on their support site - http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1101 http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1101 - and notice the section at the bottom taking up almost a quarter of the space is the taxes. They didn't include their fees in that example either.