Fee News

The Legal Ombudsman in the UK has asked regulators when action will be taken over consumer complaints regarding 'No Win, No Fee' conditional agreements with lawyers.

Pandora Media Inc will increase fees for its ad-free service by $1 a month to almost $5 a month in May, a move to cover the rising cost of licensing tunes that may annoy some longtime fans of the popular music-streaming servic...

Toronto - Many were not expecting this, yes they wanted to stop the five cent charge for plastic bags, but not ban them forever. But the city decided otherwise, and maybe they didn't know what impact it would have on the public.

London - Windows were smashed, missiles were thrown and banners were set on fire during a protest against plans to raise tuition fees and cut university funding in England.

Some phone bills across Canada will appear to be $6.95 cheaper as Telus begins its plan to scrap the 'system access fee' for cell phone users.

Patients in the United Kingdom could face the possibility of being charged a £20 fee to see their doctor. The idea for the charges come from a think -tank.

In an effort to combat out of control fuel costs, American Airlines announced that it would begin charging passengers $15 US dollars to check their first piece of luggage per way, along with other fees. The second piece will cost $25 US dollars.

You could almost see it coming when Google began rolling out Gmail, online services and applications, that the day would come when they would offer a premium version of their online products for a fee.

If you just want to see an iPhone at an Apple store, you better bring some cash. They will be charging a $5 fee just to enter. Their excuse? Large amounts of people coming to see the iPhone.

Verizon has a special new fee for you if you don't sign up for a long distance calling plan. $2 for not making long distance calls.

Tutoring fee? Charging students in lower grades for extra help raises the issue of a two-tiered public school system.