rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | I believe they are still regulated by the Public Service Commission. If they raise prices or charge fees, I believe they have to account for it. If they charge a fee without accounting for where it goes, it will be considered income. Regulations only permit so much profit. If they keep it, eventually the phone rate should drop by an equal amount.
I don't know, though. With cable voice competition, they may be able to claim that they are no longer a monopoly and be free to charge whatever they want. I think rates have fallen in recent years due to competition from cable companies.
I don't worry about it. I haven't had AT&T voice service for years. I had Vonage for a long time but finally accepted Charter's bundle because bundling ends up saving money over the individual costs for TV, HSI and Phone. |
