FCC Mulling 'Bill Shock' Warning System
There's a bigger issue at hand...
There is a major difference between an electricity bill and a cell phone bill, in my opinion.
No matter how much electricity you use, it's bill at the same rate per unit. You pay for what you use, light or heavy usage. Enough said.
On a cell phone bill, the rate goes up dramatically if you have a heavy usage month. On a $39.99/450 minute plan, those 450 minutes cost a mere $.09 cents each, if you assume all other minutes (night & weekend, in-network) are free. However, once you exceed those 450 minutes, you are charged a whopping $.45 for each minute used.
How can the first 450 minutes cost less than a dime a piece, and additional minutes are practically 2/...
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