Danielle and her roommate Sile are comparing the charges on their telephone bills.Both women get their Internet service bundled with their mobile phone charges.Danielle has a smartphone and Sile has a device with only basic features,so Danielle pays more for data downloading.Both women were surprised at the significant amount they are each charged annually for "regulatory cost recovery fees."
Required:
What service is included in "regulatory cost recovery fees"?
A)Improvement to increase the speed of Internet downloading is included.
B)Erection of more rural cell phone relay towers is included.
C)Outreach to other telephone providers to share facilities is included.
D)No service is included; fees are additional telephone company revenue.
E)Collaboration with federal, state, and local regulators is included.

Question

Danielle and her roommate Sile are comparing the charges on their telephone bills.Both women get their Internet service bundled with their mobile phone charges.Danielle has a smartphone and Sile has a device with only basic features,so Danielle pays more for data downloading.Both women were surprised at the significant amount they are each charged annually for "regulatory cost recovery fees." ​
​Required:
What service is included in "regulatory cost recovery fees"?
A)​Improvement to increase the speed of Internet downloading is included.
B)​Erection of more rural cell phone relay towers is included.
C)​Outreach to other telephone providers to share facilities is included.
D)​No service is included; fees are additional telephone company revenue.
E)​Collaboration with federal, state, and local regulators is included.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Regulatory cost recovery fees are additional fees charged by telephone companies to recover their regulatory costs. These fees do not correspond to any particular service or feature provided to the customers.

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