Prices Skyrocketing As Early as Next Year????? - Page 2

**gadgetfreak** · #11 (**permalink**) 02-27-2009, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by schettj

So if the fee is 500 million total, and we evenly divide the .2 billion people across all 4 carriers, that would work out to about $10/year per person. Round up, call it $1/mo.

The sky is NOT falling.

That's $50 million per carrier this year, $200 Million per carrier next year, and $500 million per carrier by 2011. So it would actually be $2,000,000,000.00 in fees to the big 4 carriers alone. Not to mention, Virgin, Cricket, Metro, etc. How many carriers are there? 20? 30? More? And each one will be required to fork out half a Billion dollars each year to keep their spectrum. Assuming 30 carriers, you are talking $15,000,000,000 in fees alone, on top of what is already paid. This will kill all of the smaller carriers, and probably Sprint and T-Mobile as well. Are you ready for a $75-$100 increase in your bill?

DaPeeps · #12 (**permalink**) 02-27-2009, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by gadgetfreak

That's $50 million per carrier this year, $200 Million per carrier next year, and $500 million per carrier by 2011. So it would actually be $2,000,000,000.00 in fees to the big 4 carriers alone. Not to mention, Virgin, Cricket, Metro, etc. How many carriers are there? 20? 30? More? And each one will be required to fork out half a Billion dollars each year to keep their spectrum. Assuming 30 carriers, you are talking $150,000,000,000 in fees alone, on top of what is already paid. This will kill all of the smaller carriers, and probably Sprint and T-Mobile as well. Are you ready for a $75-$100 increase in your bill?

I think thats a bit dramatic....

**gadgetfreak** · #13 (**permalink**) 02-27-2009, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DaPeeps

I think thats a bit dramatic....

Just the raw math. I hope I'm wrong. Just like I hope this dies in a committee up on Capitol Hill, but I don't think I am.

SprintTouch08 · #14 (**permalink**) 02-27-2009, 01:37 PM

500 million for each carrier per year. On sprint, figure they have 50 million subscribers. So thats about $10/year per person. A little less on ATT/VZW because they have more subscribers to spread it across. I dont see where you get $75-100 hike...youre talking, as said earlier, maybe $1/month.

Kushed · #15 (**permalink**) 02-27-2009, 02:46 PM

Thank you Obama. I wonder why he didn't include this fee (tax) as part of his "stimulus package" and have Privet Reserve print it out of thin air to cover this amount.

Oh yeah, it really is not about giving, just taking.

Stay tuned, for the next episode of the Obama show, from the people who brought you The Bush Administration.

**gadgetfreak** · #16 (**permalink**) 02-27-2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SprintTouch08

500 million for each carrier per year. On sprint, figure they have 50 million subscribers. So thats about $10/year per person. A little less on ATT/VZW because they have more subscribers to spread it across. I dont see where you get $75-100 hike...youre talking, as said earlier, maybe $1/month.

I'll be shocked if it is that low. I would also not be surprised that as other carriers go away, the government raises the fee even higher to 'replace' the lost revenue. Maybe I'm wrong with the year cost per subscriber, since it was based on an estimate of 30 providers, nationwide, at $500 million each, divided by 200 Million users nation wide.

My thing is that my wife and I are already paying something like 14-15% of our monthly bill as fees and taxes. That seems like a lot to me as it is now.

demonlordoftheround · #17 (**permalink**) 02-27-2009, 03:02 PM

More like 251 million users nationwide and growing. I like the country club analogy.

badchad · #18 (**permalink**) 02-27-2009, 05:24 PM

At some point, something has to give. I bet that every major carrier has a room full of guys in white coats that calculate the best way for a company to proceed (e.g. they balance the increase in costs, against customer losses).

Across a base of millions of customers more than a $5-10/month increase will probably affect a lot of people. I don't think it'll be more dramatic than that.

rdavidsmith · #19 (**permalink**) 02-27-2009, 05:27 PM

If most ppl knew the real backend pricing for running the networks it would be shocking. however...I doubt that raising bills $5-10 bucks monthly will effect most of the idiots who come in my store with that same $9.99 ringtone pack they never used and have been paying for the last three years. Most ppl dont even look at the bills. 60% of ppl right now prob pay $20 - $30 buck a month more than they should because they dont pay attention to what they are paying for.

**gadgetfreak** · #20 (**permalink**) 02-27-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by rdavidsmith

If most ppl knew the real backend pricing for running the networks it would be shocking. however...I doubt that raising bills $5-10 bucks monthly will effect most of the idiots who come in my store with that same $9.99 ringtone pack they never used and have been paying for the last three years. Most ppl dont even look at the bills. 60% of ppl right now prob pay $20 - $30 buck a month more than they should because they dont pay attention to what they are paying for.

LOL! Now that is all too true!