Cell Phone Discount:
The Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 provides for a discount to federal employees
past and present. It provides discounts for all federal employees on there cell
phone bills; Cingular 19%, Verizon 15%, T-mobile 22% and those are just the ones
that I know.
You have to call your provider and request this discount to receive just by mentioning
the Federal Telecommunications act of 1996 discount for federal employees past and
present. You may get the run around a little bit but stick with it.
For those of you with Cingular, just call 1-800-319-6393 (Cingular Business accounts)
and mention the Federal Telecommunications act of 1996 discount for federal employees
past and present and you will need this account number for the Navy 32437 but they
can also look up the other branches.
For Verizon, call 1-866-456-7892 and select option #1. You'll need a fax number
handy to receive the form or you can go to the union office to pick one up. Discount
varies by branch of service or other government employment - is 17% for USMC. Once
the cell phone company gets verification, your discount will be effective on current
billing cycle.
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