actualy i was in this situation I moved from an AT&T area that had DSL to on that did not and they discounted my dial-up because they did not offer dsl. They only charge higher to the folks that can get dsl if they want it, not to the people that can not get dsl from them.
The way I see it, to hell with it. I live so far out, I cant get DSL, all I can get is dial up. Because of this price increase, I will be switching from AT&T to a local provider. Which is ok with me, because all AT&T can seem to get me is 28.8 when other providers here can get me as much as 38.6 So, to hell with AT&T, busters....