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SBC in Okla. defended itself against customer complaints about a ...

SBC in Okla. defended itself against customer complaints about a new $3.33 fee on their SBC phone bills, saying the charge was approved by the Okla. Corporation Commission. The fee will let SBC recover its mandatory contribution into the…

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state’s rural high-cost fund, part of the universal service program. SBC said the fee is assessed on all long distance providers but said it previously absorbed its assessment even though it doesn’t collect from the fund. It said in a competitive environment it no longer can afford to do so, and it received state regulators’ approval to pass the assessment along to long distance customers.