abstract:The system access fee is a non-governmental surcharge imposed by most Canadian telephone companies on their customers' monthly bills.CBC Marketplace: Cellphone Secrets Although it is normally charged for wireless services, Rogers Communications and the now-defunct Sprint Canada also charged its home phone customers a system access fee.
According to Reuters, Massport instructed airlines in 2005 to unplug their wireless access points so that travelers could be graced with the new fee-based system it was installing airport-wide.