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kazinator 19 hours ago

Too complex to list ... but not too complex to charge?!

Imagine scanning 50 things at the self-checkout at the supermarket and the machine says, "sorry, it's too many to list; you are getting an abridged receipt".

nneonneo 16 hours ago | parent [-]

I believe the argument is that the passthrough fees can vary by location in a way that makes it hard to produce a precise fee calculation on promotional material. As a random example, it's plausible that a local government could charge a fee for installing new hardware in historic buildings; failing to include that fee when advertising to residents would fall afoul of the previous rule.

Of course, the counterargument is that ISPs should just be eating charges like that rather than passing them on to consumers. If they don't want to have to advertise confusing, long fee schedules, they shouldn't try to charge them in the first place!

kazinator 12 hours ago | parent [-]

Could they not comply by means of a footnote pointing to some fine print somewhere which lists all the possible charges there could be along with possible conditions leading to those charges?

That's in the spirit of passing on. Pass on the charges to subscribed users, and to prospective subscribers, pass on the work of figuring out what extra charges apply in their location and situation.