Rogers Raises it's Fees (and hides the "system access" fee )

Rogers Wireless drops system access fee


Rogers Wireless has announced that, effective October 5th, it will be ending its $6.95 System Access Fee for all new customers.

In its place Rogers will be increasing the base price of all plans by $5 a month and be introducing a new Government Regulatory fee which will vary based on government fees in the province customers live.


You're dropping one fee and raising the prices on everything to cover it.

So you didn't actually drop anything , you just shuffled it around.


The regulatory fee on Voice Plans will range from $2.58 per month in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec to $3.46 in Newfoundland and Labrador.


And at the same time you're introducing a new fee that is at least 2.58$. So 5$ +2.58 = 7.58 increase , minimum, to replace a 6.95$ fee that you're dropping.

So you're raising the fee's not dropping them.


Rogers says the price changes are expected to be revenue neutral which means the amount of money Rogers collects from all of its customers will be about the same. Individual customers signing up after October 5th may see slightly higher or slightly lower prices depending on which province they live.


Rogers obviously can't add up it's own numbers. Plus the government stopped charging companies for the system access fee ages ago so that's going straight into rogers pockets not the governments.