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Re:ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FC... by lmm on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @10:30PM (#37142186)
Paying another organisation in exchange for use of their infrastructure isn't a tax, and doesn't become one just because that organisation happens to be a governmental body. Should these ISPs be able to "pass through" their upstream transit costs as a fee on top of their advertised prices too? Or maybe their peering fees with government-operated ISPs but not with privately owned ISPs?
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Re:ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FC... by tptacek on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @10:57PM (#37142360)
That's not how these fees work. They're usually specifically levied per-customer, with the intent that they be passed through as fees to customers.
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Re:ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FC... by lmm on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @11:12PM (#37142469)
Surely the infrastructure owner can offer whatever pricing structure they like. Per-seat fees aren't exactly rare in private industry contracts either.
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