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Article: KC U-turn on bills charge ; E YORKS: Telecoms firm scraps planned Pounds 1 fee for paper bills
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- Hull Daily Mail (UK)
- Article date:
- August 3, 2009
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KINGSTON Communications (KC) has scrapped plans to charge people
Pounds 1 to receive traditional paper bills.
As part of a revamp of the Hull telecoms firm's pricing policy,
the company is also introducing a free service for people to check
accounts over the phone.
The scheme, which will be introduced by KC on September 1, is
aimed at encouraging more people to opt to receive paper-free bills.
It is designed to help those who want to go paperless but do not
have access to the Internet to check their bills online.
The service comes after plans announced by KC in October last
year to charge people Pounds 1 to continue to receive phone bills
through the post provoked opposition.
Opponents said ...