Sprint and Verizon to lower LNP fees
Both Sprint PCS and Verizon Wireless today
announced that the two companies will lower the monthly surcharge for expenses related to local number portability. The
controversial surcharges have made the two companies over $250 million this year.
Verizon is cutting the fee from $.45 to $.05 while Sprint PCS is going from $.40 to $.25.
bq. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp., charges from 52 cents to $1.25 a month for regulatory recovery, while AT&T Wireless charges $1.75. A new fee for the combined company has not been set.
The FCC does not set a limit on the fees or force companies to release actual expenses...
