Soon we will be paying more for digital services, even internet identifier like domain names can be included, and that's a definitive VAT. In PH it's equivalent to 12%. Although, we still have to see invoice for domain names registration and renewal fees being added with VAT. You should be getting reminders from your local and international service providers to key-in your tax details, if you haven't yet done so. We must say, this is especially for those who had to directly acquire digital services with the source and not through local resellers. If you've been dealing with local resellers, your digital services may probably have been subjected with, and had added, VAT included in your payment ever since. You should be, but you have to check it. For online local retailers, you may have been VAT registered and paying your taxes with or without that digital tax. Don't take this as an advice and ascertain it with your accountant to be sure.
For some customers who just want to have Internet connection, speed is 2MB wireless broadband, they would ask the telco’s sales representative if they can avail of the current offering, and if it is available in their area. Some sales representative would surely shoot it with yes, and we already have presence nationwide, and you would pay less from the service if you subscribe now. Maybe, because there is an on-going promotion especially if the so-called offering is a new service. Like for instance, a customer have subscribed on the service. The customer, does not know anything except that it already paid it and, is now ready and excited to use broadband. It turns to be not getting what has been expected.
If you are familiar with the real situation you would always know there is an exception. Not all areas are suitable for that kind of speed or in other term frequency. Plus if you live, even though you are in the city, where, no signal is reachable, service is still being provisioned or maybe already installed but erratic, et al. It can also be because the network is full and congested. This, later on, despite the customer’s complaint that could not use the service, will be used by the telco to collect fees because the customer is still in the so-called locked-in period.
Congestion may not happen if only they would consider the capacity available, like for instance, in a particular area. Eliminating the notion about profiteering and not providing a decent service. This can also be a case to case basis.
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