Originally Posted by specialrider987
Computer internet connection... 68 USD per month for mediocre service.
Local calls are not free, so although the company pays the basic line charge, everytime you pick up the phone and dial, you are paying...
Cable internet access can cost less than $68 USD/month. The 512mbps (I think it is???) package is about $50USD and you can't tell the difference between that and the above-mentioned "double speed" performance. Why? because EVERYthing goes through the proxy server so they can control what you view and access.
Because they don't want you looking at certain things. Or accessing sites that may help you lower your comm costs.
Local calls ARE, indeed, free. International calls make up for it by being amongst the highest rates to/from all other countries that I've ever seen.