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June 5, 2019 Audit/Tax Investigation Update Renton
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TracFone Wireless, Inc.Audit 1 and Audit 2:
On June 4, 2019, TRS received the following email from the City of Renton:
Do you have copies of any contracts from the Tracfone audit?
On June 4, 2019, TRS sent the following email to the City of Renton:
We do not have any contracts between TRS and TracFone. We only have a
signed Non -Disclosure Agreement.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
On June 4, 2019, TRS received the following email from the City of Renton:
I meant Tracfone and other companies like Wal-Mart, Sprint, ect.
On June 4, 2019, IRS sent the following email to the City of Renton:
We did not obtain any copies of contracts between TracFone and the companies
like Wal-Mart. They would be interesting to see. However, there is plenty of
information of the legal sort to be obtained on the back of the cards sold and on
the internet at the TracFone site.
The cards sold at the retailers plainly say on them that the buyer is to contact
TracFone at www.TracFone.com for their Terms and Conditions. These terms
and conditions delineate further the ongoing activity and control which TracFone
exerts on the subscriber/customer: "We may, at any time and without prior notice
to you, modify, cancel, and/or deactivate your Service and/or take other corrective
action, for any reason in our sole discretion" and "Further, we may remotely
(253) 223-4986 PO Box 608 Spanaway, WA 98387-0608 Crisp@TRS-Integrity.com
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"Providing cities with experienced research and auditing services"
June 5, 2019 Audit/Tax Investigation Update Renton
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TracFone Wireless, Inc.Audit 1 and Audit 2:
On June 4, 2019, TRS received the following email from the City of Renton:
Do you have copies of any contracts from the Tracfone audit?
On June 4, 2019, TRS sent the following email to the City of Renton:
We do not have any contracts between TRS and TracFone. We only have a
signed Non -Disclosure Agreement.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
On June 4, 2019, TRS received the following email from the City of Renton:
I meant Tracfone and other companies like Wal-Mart, Sprint, ect.
On June 4, 2019, IRS sent the following email to the City of Renton:
We did not obtain any copies of contracts between TracFone and the companies
like Wal-Mart. They would be interesting to see. However, there is plenty of
information of the legal sort to be obtained on the back of the cards sold and on
the internet at the TracFone site.
The cards sold at the retailers plainly say on them that the buyer is to contact
TracFone at www.TracFone.com for their Terms and Conditions. These terms
and conditions delineate further the ongoing activity and control which TracFone
exerts on the subscriber/customer: "We may, at any time and without prior notice
to you, modify, cancel, and/or deactivate your Service and/or take other corrective
action, for any reason in our sole discretion" and "Further, we may remotely
(253) 223-4986 PO Box 608 Spanaway, WA 98387-0608 Crisp@TRS-Integrity.com
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change your phone's software, applications, or programming without notice." and
"All aspects of the Service, including, Plan rates, offerings, features, functionality
and other product specifications are subject to change without notice or
obligation".
As you can see, it is not the retailer who is providing the telephone services; they
are only the intermediary that is connecting (or providing the means of
connecting) TracFone to their customer.It is actually TracFone who is providing
telephone services to their customers.
Also, we thought we would also send this information to you below
In TracFone vs Washington DOR, Section 2, it states
TracFone "contracts with other radio communication service companies to
provide wireless telephone service and radio access lines and then resells
the service". It also states in the same section: "TracFone provided
wireless service ". And so the court does consider TracFone as a
telephone service provider.
Also, the following definitions show that TracFone is a telephone
business, and a provider of network telephone service:
RCW 82.16.010
(ii) "Network telephone service" means the providing by any person
of access to a telephone network, telephone network switching service,
toll service, or coin telephone services, or the providing of telephonic,
video, data, or similar communication or transmission for hire, via a
telephone network, toll line or channel, cable, microwave, or similar
communication or transmission system. "Network telephone service"
includes the provision of transmission to and from the site of an
internet provider via a telephone network, toll line or channel, cable,
microwave, or similar communication or transmission system.
"Network telephone service" does not include the providing of
competitive telephone service, the providing of cable television service,
the providing of broadcast services by radio or television stations, nor
the provision of internet access as defined in RCW 82.04.297, including
the reception of dial -in connection, provided at the site of the internet
service provider.
(iii) "Telephone business" means the business of providing network
telephone service. It includes cooperative or farmer line telephone
companies or associations operating an exchange.
(253) 223-4986 PO Box 608 Spanaway, WA 98387-0608 Crisp@TRS-Integrity.com
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change your phone's software, applications, or programming without notice." and
"All aspects of the Service, including, Plan rates, offerings, features, functionality
and other product specifications are subject to change without notice or
obligation".
As you can see, it is not the retailer who is providing the telephone services; they
are only the intermediary that is connecting (or providing the means of
connecting) TracFone to their customer.It is actually TracFone who is providing
telephone services to their customers.
Also, we thought we would also send this information to you below
In TracFone vs Washington DOR, Section 2, it states
TracFone "contracts with other radio communication service companies to
provide wireless telephone service and radio access lines and then resells
the service". It also states in the same section: "TracFone provided
wireless service ". And so the court does consider TracFone as a
telephone service provider.
Also, the following definitions show that TracFone is a telephone
business, and a provider of network telephone service:
RCW 82.16.010
(ii) "Network telephone service" means the providing by any person
of access to a telephone network, telephone network switching service,
toll service, or coin telephone services, or the providing of telephonic,
video, data, or similar communication or transmission for hire, via a
telephone network, toll line or channel, cable, microwave, or similar
communication or transmission system. "Network telephone service"
includes the provision of transmission to and from the site of an
internet provider via a telephone network, toll line or channel, cable,
microwave, or similar communication or transmission system.
"Network telephone service" does not include the providing of
competitive telephone service, the providing of cable television service,
the providing of broadcast services by radio or television stations, nor
the provision of internet access as defined in RCW 82.04.297, including
the reception of dial -in connection, provided at the site of the internet
service provider.
(iii) "Telephone business" means the business of providing network
telephone service. It includes cooperative or farmer line telephone
companies or associations operating an exchange.
(253) 223-4986 PO Box 608 Spanaway, WA 98387-0608 Crisp@TRS-Integrity.com
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Hope this helps,
Let us know if you need anything else.
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Let us know if you need anything else.
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