I am a high speed internet service customer. Can the service provider legally attach a $5.00 fee to send me a bill?
Question Details: They prefer paperless billing and want to debit a credit card. I don't want to use my credit card. I want them to send me a bill every month, just like the pone and electric companies do. I then write a check and send it to them to pay my bill. They want to charge me an additional $5.00 per month to do this. This fee is not legal, is it? If I didn't have a credit card, how else could they bill me other than sending me a bill for the service? The billing originates in Chicago, Illinois. I am in Texas.
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It is legal. Companies are trying to save money and the environment by cutting down on the amount of unnecessary mail, so to speak, so the companies may the consumer pay who insists on being counter to these objectives. There are exceptions in certain circumstances if you are disabled or disadvantaged and have the proof. Contact your Internet provider to see if it has any exceptions to this rule. Some business customers get a break as well.
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