There are few things that annoy me as much as outrageous fees and taxes. Road tolls on old narrow roads, additional "recreation fees" on top of the $250 a night you pay at that resort, and here's another one for you:
My cable provider Telia has the nerve to charge me 500 SEK per year in
encryption fees! Yes, they are in fact charging
me, the customer, for crippling their own service with encryption making it impossible for me to watch the cable channels on more than one TV at a time. Unless I buy a second decryption card, which will incur other fees, of course.
This is just as ridiculous as having Skatteverket (the Swedish equivalent to the IRS) sending me an invoice together with my tax return to cover the costs of processing it.
P.S. Yes, I know this is a common practice among TV providers, but that doesn't mean it's not outrageous.
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