momcat1@hotmail.comNOSPAM (momcat1 *) wrote in message news:<vff1s8augj3c41@corp.supernews.com>...
> We do not have number portability for our landline in our area, even
> though that as well as choice of provider was promised and made legal
> several years ago. I don't think we should have to pay for wireless
> number portability either. That's a cost the providers should bear as a
> cost of doing business. You play, you pay.


Lemme guess- you didn't major in business, did you?

Any expense a business incurs will be paid for by the customers of
that business through the prices the business charges for goods
and/or services. The difference between the phone company
line-listing certain fees and charges on your bill simply allows you to
see what that particular tax, fee or surcharge represents in cost.

For example, if you want the phone company to "bear the cost" of
NP, they could- instead of sending you a bill listing their $20/month
service fee and a $1/month charge for NP, they could "bear the
cost" and raise the service fee to $21. Would that make you feel
better, "knowing" you weren't paying for WNP? Every cost your
carrier incurs- rent, utilities, employee payroll, printing 4-color
glossy brochures with wildly inaccurate maps, stupid TV
commercials that film students can't even understand, etc.
all ultimately cost US on our bills. WE "bear" the expenses- all of
them!

So, when it comes to NP, or any other "service" you want to
force companies or industries to implement, remember the old
saying- be careful what you wish for... you might get it!