They took the position that the carrier should not pay the $95 million.

And the carriers would pay millions of dollars to make it go away.

Domestic carriers pay a commission of about 10 percent.

We just hope other carriers and handset makers are paying attention.

Like every other local tax the carriers will pay it.

The carriers pay a portion of the cost of phones.

Long-distance carriers now pay local companies about $25 billion a year in access charges.

The long-distance carriers pay the local telephone companies an estimated $25 billion a year in access charges.

The carriers pay that price, and pass it on to the customer.

But some companies are now arguing that the long-distance carriers should pay the bill.