Whenever carriers make a material change to contracts, disgruntled customers jump for joy as it is their meal ticket to freedom sans ETF. All too often (read: every damn time) unfortunately, the carrier in question finds some excuse to say why a particular contract alteration doesn’t qualify for this ETF-free contract cancellation.
So it is with great sadness and disdain we announce that Verizon’s recent regulatory charge increase from $0.13 to $0.16 will not allow customers to cancel their contracts without paying the ETF…
Verizon says the change isn’t material and therefore ineligible for contract cancellation. Though we fail to understand how a fee that is mandatory on every single monthly bill isn’t “material” enough to qualify. Oh wait, yes we do. Because they care about your money and nothing more.
In the end, did you really expect anything different? Carriers use the whole “cancel your contract when material changes are made” feature simply to appease lawmakers and government. When it comes time to actually put said feature into action, it’s always excuse after excuse as to why the planets haven’t aligned and the particular change doesn’t qualify.
Move along, folks. Nothing to see here…
Via: Phandroid
