1.   And both charge tax, but cable also has user fees, franchise fees and access fees.

2.   Another result is that the access fees Ameritech charges long-distance companies for carrying business calls are among the cheapest in the country.

3.   AOL officials said that legislators seeking to boost online access from homes should press for flat rate, capacity-based access fees.

4.   As in recent quarters, long-distance companies will enjoy lower access fees charged by the seven regional Bell operating companies.

5.   Bankers argue that the access fees give them the money they need to install and maintain machines in more remote areas, providing greater convenience to consumers.

6.   A small access fee is charged.

7.   A similar surcharge is not planned for Kansas, where access fees are significantly lower.

8.   Access fees give long-distance companies an incentive to bypass local phone companies.

9.   Access fees may give local phone companies another advantage when they enter the long-distance market, said John Mayo, an economist at the University of Tennessee.

10.   Access fees would help defray these costs.