21.   Chief among these policies is whether the vendor imposes a restocking fee.

22.   Circuit City is not the only retail chain that imposes such fees, and Polonetsky said in an interview that the fees themselves did not violate city law.

23.   Credit card issuers are assessing penalties and imposing fees in part to cover the costs of special rates, account upgrades and reward programs.

24.   Even Yahoo, the big, heretofore free Web portal, has started imposing fees for many aspects of its service and promises many more.

25.   Even Yahoo, the big, previously free Web portal, has started imposing fees for many aspects of its service and promises many more.

26.   Federal regulators have rebuffed for now efforts by Pacific Bell and other phone companies to impose new fees on Internet access services.

27.   Evidence gathered from other states where ATM fees have been imposed suggests consumers are ducking the fees in other ways.

28.   For example, it would make sense for a bank with a large ATM network to impose hefty fees on noncustomers.

29.   He also questioned the fairness of imposing such fees.

30.   He also said the Clinton administration was unable to impose user fees on subsidized services.