AT&T Jacks Up 'Measured' Phone Service Rate Because It Can
Los Angeles Times, January 20, 2012
By David Lazarus
As of last year, the California Public Utilities Commission has allowed phone companies to jack up basic rates as much as they please. The idea is that a competitive marketplace will keep costs down. Yet even though Verizon says it has no plans to raise its own fees for measured and flat-rate phone service, that hasn't stopped AT&T from taking the plunge.
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