So this is just certain providers tacking on whatever fees they feel like? I didn't pay anything when I had a transport on the state's network. I suppose I'm just wondering if there is a legit regulatory basis for this sort of thing or if it is arbitrarily defined by the provider.
On Wed, Apr 1, 2026, 4:11 PM TJ Trout <[email protected]> wrote: > Try buying a transport circuit directly from at&t, they charge 60% in fees! > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2026, 1:08 PM Josh Luthman <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Fees are by definition something to add to the bottom line. They are not >> taxes. Fees and taxes are two different things. >> >> On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM Jason McKemie < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I just had my upstream start charging "regulatory fees" for some new >>> circuits. The transport is via AT&T. I've had multiple wholesale and ptp >>> circuits over the years and have never paid this sort of fee. They claim >>> they previously absorbed this as a cost of doing business, but the new >>> owners are re-structuring how this is handled. The fees amount to almost >>> 14% of the total transport. >>> >>> Is this an actual thing, or is it just a fake tax they're adding to pad >>> their bottom line? >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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