AT&T filed formal complaint with N.Y. Attorney Gen. Office allegi...
AT&T filed formal complaint with N.Y. Attorney Gen. Office alleging Verizon long distance advertising contained 2 misleading claims. AT&T in its complaint about Verizon’s plan that offers 10 cent per min. rate at any time of day without “hidden…
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charges,” alleges Verizon’s imposition of 6.89% universal service fund (USF) fee on long distance bills is hidden charge. AT&T contends USF is Verizon’s passthrough to customers of FCC’s universal service assessment, but isn’t tax because Verizon isn’t required to pass burden on to customers and USF charge is billed with services, not with taxes. AT&T also charged that Verizon’s claim to always give customers its best price was misleading because fine print said promise applied only if prices were cut in customer’s current calling plan, not if company offered lower price in different calling plan.