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Quote:Perhaps the most significant savings that paperless billing could achieve would benefit the environment directly. Electronic bills would cut down on the consumption of trees. If all U.S. households viewed and paid their bills online, the reduction in paper would save 16.5 million trees a year, according to a recent report published by Javelin Strategy and Research...

The push to move consumers from paper billing to electronic billing has been languishing for years. No more than 15 percent of households with Internet Over 800,000 High Quality Domains Available For Your Business. Click Here. access receive their bills and banking statements exclusively online.

Despite the cost of paper, printing and postage, many merchants still cling to traditional billing methods as well. Some provide their customers with both paper and e-bills, with an option to opt out of monthly mailings. Few merchants have completely adopted paperless billing...

Quote:While bill payers and many businesses have been slow to adopt cyber billing, consumers are much more accepting of paying their monthly bills electronically. Still, consumers often face a struggle with merchants who don't make e-payments a priority or the process of paying online easy to set up..

Regardless of which online bill paying method is selected, consumers have to pay attention to monthly statements and changing circumstances. It is easy to lose track of things after completing the one-time set up. For instance, one danger in using electronic bill pay's automatic pay feature is not noticing an interest rate increase in a credit card or adjustable mortgage account...