Carreon says that since Indiegogo is not a licensed commercial fundraiser for charitable organizations, it has no business taking the 9% service fee it charges for crowdfunding on the site.

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In 1999, CEO Reed Hastings launched the company's no-late-fee, by-mail subscription service as an efficient alternative to Blockbuster.

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With no annual contract, tax and regulatory fee-inclusive service plans and feature-rich smartphones, MetroPCS continues to deliver the most value to its customers throughout the holiday season and into 2013.

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Disney Channel's subscription Video On Demand service, which offers on demand access to select episodes before they air, will now be available to Xfinity TV customers who receive Disney Channel, a service that Comcast will offer to these customers for no additional fee.

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Nokia was very keen to play up the WhatsApp integration which not only provides quick access to chats, but includes use of the service for free, for life (i.e. no annual fee).

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And with the end of fee-for-service payments, insurance companies will no longer be needed to handle complicated billing and claims processing, nor will they need to be paid a fee for doing so.

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Although Schwab says it has no plans to offer a full advisory service, only aids to self-help, the fee-based financial advisers to whom it currently refers counsel-seeking clients (in return for a fat commission) fear that is where it is heading.

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