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The Last Word on Cavalier

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Two more letters came on regarding my Cavalier dispute re: Energy fees: 1. Letter from Cavalier - cavalier.pdf. 2. Reply from the FCC appears below: This is in response to your inquiry, 08-XXXXXXXXXXX.  Detariffing became effective August 1, 2001.  A "tariff" is a legal document that a company files with a regulatory agency ...

Another Cavalier Followup

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

(For updates, see this page) First of all, there was some sort of hearing at the Public Service Commission about the whole matter. You can read details in this article at the Maryland Record (I emailed the reporter asking if there was a transcript). Some of the more interesting parts: Four complaints ...

Cavalier Followup

Monday, September 1st, 2008

(For updates, click here) After my initial post on Cavalier's energy surcharge, I filed a complaint with my state's Public Service Commission. The local paper also published an article titled "Check fine print on phone bill's energy charge, other new fees" by Dan Thanh Dang, published August 28th, 2008. I just ...

Rising Energy Costs as an Excuse to Add Fees

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

(For updates click here) Earlier today I received a phone bill from our phone company (Cavalier). To my suprise they have imposed a new fee of $2.95 called "Energy Recovery Charge" which is: A charge to compensate the company for rapid increases in energy expenses, fuel expenses associated with network maintenance, and ...