[RTC List] Effects of deregulation?

[Sean McLaughlin]

AT&T RAISES DIAL-UP PRICING ABOVE DSL
[SOURCE: telecompetitor]
In an interesting dial-up to broadband conversion strategy move, AT&T is 
raising the cost of its dial-up Internet service above its broadband DSL 
service. New dial-up customers will pay $22.95 per month for dial-up, 
and existing $9.95/month and $15.95/month customers will see their 
monthly costs rise to $15.95 and $22.95 respectively. AT&T's lowest 
published DSL price is $19.95/month, although a condition of their 
Bellsouth acquisition compels them to offer basic DSL service (768K 
service) for $9.95/month in many markets. Dial-up has lost its favor 
with larger carriers because collectively, more people access the 
Internet via broadband than dial-up. Larger carriers are much more 
interested in moving dial-up customers to broadband than in continuing 
to serve dial-up customers at all.
http://telecompetitor.com/node/402

<http://telecompetitor.com/node/402>

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Sean McLaughlin
Executive Director
Access Humboldt
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