Well, as per the example in the article, what about the situation where an employee already has a certain plan that covers the business use, so that the cost is

Well, as per the example in the article, what about the situation where an employee already has a certain plan that covers the business use, so that the cost is already paid for anyway. Or, how about an employee who wants to use their own phone so that they only have to carry one (BYOD) and not a company-supplied one. I guess you're just being facetious in your 'ahmahgahd we're being repressed by The Man' but there are circumstances enough where both ways of looking at it are reasonable.