Cellphone users should read this (NF)

[oncogene]

Not fish related obviously... but I think the more ppl know about it (and participate in) the better.

 

It's about that stupid "system access fee (SAF)" in ur cellphone monthly plan... which most ppl nowadays know is nothing but a cash-grab yet can't do anything about it. The SAF is NOT a government fee, it's nothing, it's simply a "fee" cellphone companies have so to make the monthly plan fee looks cheaper than it really is.

 

http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/258049

 

A class-action lawsuit accusing Canada's big cellphone companies of gouging customers with an unfair "system access'' fee has been certified by a Saskatchewan court,....

 

 

At issue is whether Canada's cellphone providers have misled monthly subscribers by implying that so-called "system access" or "licensing" fees are somehow required by federal regulators. Rogers Wireless and Telus Mobility each charge their subscribers access fees of $6.95 a month, while Bell Mobility recently raised its access fees by $2 to $8.95 a month.

 

An investigation by the Toronto Star three years ago revealed that, at the time, the industry was to collect about $800 million annually from the controversial fees.

 

 

The amount is likely now in the neighbourhood of $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion, according to Merchant, who said the Star story was what sparked the suit.

 

IF YOU WISH TO JOIN THE CLASS ACTION AGAINST CANADIAN'S CELLULAR COMPANIES:

 

http://www.merchantlaw.com/cellular.html

 

 

Now of course, with these big companies and how much money is involved, this can drag on for years.

 

But what u can possibly benefit NOW... is call your current cellphone company, and ask to have the SAF waived. I've heard of more and more ppl that got the SAF waived recently. Of course, you'll have more leverage to bargain for it if ur contract is soon expiring or already expired or ur simply in a monthly term. But either way, it doesn't hurt to try.

 

Hope at least some, if not all, of u can benefit from it

I hate that SAF crap for years!