FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard::Comcast and other ISPs asked FCC to ditch listing-every-fee rule. FCC says “no.”

  • @query@lemmy.world
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    1410 months ago

    How is there more than one? Unless you need something slightly unusual like a static IP. Otherwise, everything should be covered by type of subscription, cost of subscription.

    • @KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      Off the top of my head, I can think of a few for purely internet:

      • Base cost
      • Late fee
      • Static IP
      • Email Services (usually free and falling out of fashion)
      • Taxes (don’t know if this counts as a fee for this?)
      • There’s likely a “remote/rural location” fee
      • There’s likely an “only option” “fee”

      The last two are likely what’s being fought against.

    • sebinspace
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      710 months ago

      My IP hasn’t changed in the four years I’ve lived here… why is there even a fee for that when I’ve seemingly gotten it for free?

      • @kn33@lemmy.world
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        410 months ago

        It’s for businesses where it’s cheaper to pay the ISP to guarantee that it’ll stay the same than it is to pay someone to fix things that break if it does change.

          • @kn33@lemmy.world
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            310 months ago

            That’s where most static IPs are sold, yes, but one does not guarantee the other. The business plan is more about getting priority over residential customers for repairs.

      • Panq
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        210 months ago

        I had to pay for a static IP just this week because it turns out the new ISP uses CG-NAT.