JCP&L outage (1st of many this summer?)

Power outage 2pm July 4th...  I was a good citizen, called JCP&L to report it... I was told there would be an $85 charge because I was the first to call, in case the problem was inside my house.  "Are your neighbors without power?" I was asked.  -- So beware, JCP&L customers:  Don't report outages until you go door-to-door in your neighborhood first, or else just sit there with no AC or lights until someone else dares to report the outage!  -- I'm reporting this to the state BPU on Monday.  It's an outrageous rip-off!  I already checked my electric panel before calling, but why should I be threatened like that if I simply do what JCP&L advertises, report an outage?  If they had a decent computer system, if they had a better-maintained power grid, they'd know when something goes down... but no, they threaten customers instead!