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For years, reporters were told agencies shared transcript revenue fairly — once roughly 70/30, later framed as 50/50. But when a reporter earns $2.80 per page while the client pays over $11, the numbers reveal something else entirely. Hidden fees and opaque billing distort the market, push attorneys toward cheaper alternatives, and damage trust in stenography itself. Transparency isn’t regulation — it’s survival.