1. Flying under the American Connection brand, those regional carriers pay their pilots significantly less than what American Eagle pilots earn flying similar planes. 2. Lockheed filed a counter-claim the following year, saying the carriers should pay a part of the tab. 3. Most over-the-road carriers pay drivers by the mile, meaning the drivers get nothing for the time they spend loading and unloading. 4. Other fees are access charges that long-distance carriers must pay local phone companies. 5. Regional and local phone companies want Internet providers to pay the same kind of network-access fees that long-distance carriers must pay. 6. Satellite carriers have paid much higher rates, based on fair market value. 7. The biggest cost are the fees that long-distance carriers pay to local phone companies on both ends of the call. 8. The carrier paid for full-page ads on Wednesday in several newspapers, including the Star-Telegram. 9. The commission also cut access fees that long-distance carriers pay to local phone companies for completing calls. 10. The local phone companies have argued that Internet services should have to pay the same access fees that long-distance carriers pay for using the local phone lines. |