New Charges on 800 Number Providers: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Communications of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, April 15, 1998 |
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... point of sale , nor is it likely that such competition will occur shortly . The FCC argues that 800 service ... points in my written testimony which I have submitted to the subcommittee . Thank you , Chair- man Burns , for this ...
... point of sale , nor is it likely that such competition will occur shortly . The FCC argues that 800 service ... points in my written testimony which I have submitted to the subcommittee . Thank you , Chair- man Burns , for this ...
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... point the rate for 800 calls was inappropriate because the payphone market is not competitive . In order for the payphone market to be competitive , competition needs to exist at the point of sale . This means that two or more payphones ...
... point the rate for 800 calls was inappropriate because the payphone market is not competitive . In order for the payphone market to be competitive , competition needs to exist at the point of sale . This means that two or more payphones ...
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... point of sale . The market rate approach adopted by the FCC will result in an enormous windfall for payphone owners . Payphones at truckstops have the second highest usage of all payphones in the country , sec- ond to airports . The ...
... point of sale . The market rate approach adopted by the FCC will result in an enormous windfall for payphone owners . Payphones at truckstops have the second highest usage of all payphones in the country , sec- ond to airports . The ...
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... point of sale , payphone owners are able to set prices at levels far above the cost of providing the service . In other words , there is no competitive payphone market today . In a noncompetitive market , fair compensation can never be ...
... point of sale , payphone owners are able to set prices at levels far above the cost of providing the service . In other words , there is no competitive payphone market today . In a noncompetitive market , fair compensation can never be ...
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... point of sale competition has developed in the payphone market . CONCLUSION In contrast to the many problems associated with carrier pay is the more equi- table caller pay approach . This merely requires the caller to deposit a coin to ...
... point of sale competition has developed in the payphone market . CONCLUSION In contrast to the many problems associated with carrier pay is the more equi- table caller pay approach . This merely requires the caller to deposit a coin to ...
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28.4 cent rate 35 cents 800 service subscribers 800 subscribers 800-number calls access charges ALEKSICH-AKEY ALSAKER AT&T caller pay calls from payphones calls per month cents per call Coalition coin call coin rate coinless calls Comdata Commission Commission's compensate payphone service compensation rate competitive Congress CONRAD BURNS consumers cost CRIPPEN customers default rate deregulated dial drivers emergency road service FCC rules FCC's payphone Federal Communications Commission fees fraud and abuse GLENN REYNOLDS HAVDAHL hearing increased independent payphone providers issue IXCs LANKSBURY LECs long distance carriers long distance companies mandated million Montana negotiate operations option pay telephone payment payphone calls payphone charges payphone compensation payphone market payphone owners payphone service providers pensation per-call charge per-call compensation point of sale PREPARED STATEMENT Report and Order SALAZAR Senator BURNS subcommittee sumers surcharge tele Telecommunications Act Thank tion TOCSIA toll-free calls trucking companies trucking industry truckstop users Watkins and Shepard